Reasons Why Black Women Are More Religious Than Other  Groups

*This may not be much news to some, but a survey  was taken on a group of friends, colleagues and family members. The result was  that Black women are more religious than other women in different ethnic groups.  And the men are just right behind.

According to the Washington Post, 74 percent of black women and 70 percent of  black men said that “living a religious life” is important. But the number  dropped significantly when they got to white men and women who came in at 43 and  57 percent, respectively.

The survey also questioned in hard times, who turns to their faith. Black  women came out on top with 87 percent affirmative. Black women from all walks of  life, education, class, and income had similar sentiments.

While the numbers aren’t enough to explain much, the Washington Post sought  out experts to elaborate. Some suggested that “cultural influence” and good  music in the black church was a huge motivation for the high numbers among  African American women.

Dark, oppressive roots are also worth pointing to. In the darkest moments of  American history and in the lives of enslaved blacks, religion played a huge  role in keeping the black spirit alive and families encouraged.

Stacey Floyd-Thomas said black women in particular have experienced a type of  oppression no other group has gone through.

“Black women have been the most mistreated and scandalized in U.S. society  and culture as they wrestle both individually and collectively with the triple  jeopardy of racism, sexism and  classism,”