Why does it seem like women are more religious than men?

[Anonymous]

I love that’s it like that but I don’t get the reason for it.

[jennifer_bloom]

Men are more likely to rely on the physical world cause they have more pressure to be providers and worshiping physical things interferes with faith. The other thing is, men are often not held accountable by authority figures so have more trouble submitting to God’s authority. I’ve met religious guys who do not know the difference between arrogance and self respect and then don’t know why God is so hard to find, when they are full of pride and zeal and egotism.

[NaultD]

Church is very group oriented and is community based.

Women can often like larger groups and men tend to be alone or over compete in groups.

[Anonymous]

Because women are more emotional, men are more logical. And let's face it, religious beliefs are illogical.

[inhua]

seems more like the opposite

[Asker]

In my country (USA) that’s the case. Go to a place of worship here and see yourself.

[inhua]

women are usually the first ones to rebel against religion claiming it to be misogynistic. the men who abandon religion are doing so to take advantage of hookup culture and the sexual liberation movement being promoted by promiscuous women