Hispanics Losing Their Religion

The New York Times reports that Hispanic immigrants assimilate in this country not only by watching American Idol and eating Combos, but also by going to less church. It’s not that they don’t believe in God, it’s that they have a new god. A green, paper idol named Benjamin. They are so busy working for a living, that they don’t have time for Mass. Good thing limbo isn’t part of the equation anymore.

Hispanics from Cuba were the most secular national group, at 14 percent, followed by Central Americans at 12 percent, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans at 9 percent, and South Americans at 8 percent, the Pew poll found. Mexicans in this country were the least likely to say they had no religion, at 7 percent.

With all the cameos God and his kin make on tortillas, you can’t blame the Mexicans for having so much faith.

For Some Hispanics, Coming to U.S. Means Abandoning Religion [New York Times]
earlier: Catholic Church Says, “Limbo? Our Bad.”