\u201cPeople are yearning for something greater than themselves \u2014 beyond their own understanding,\u201d said Jack Grogger, a chaplain for the Los Angeles Angels and a longtime Southern California fire captain who has aided many people in their gravest moments.<\/p>\n
That search for something bigger, he said, can take on many forms, from following a religion to crafting a self-driven purpose to believing in, of course, angels.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a lot of people, angels are a lot safer to worship,\u201d said Grogger, who also pastors a nondenominational church in Orange, California, and is a chaplain for the NHL\u2019s Anaheim Ducks.<\/p>\n
People turn to angels for comfort, he said. They are familiar, regularly showing up in pop culture as well as in the Bible. Comparably, worshipping Jesus is far more involved; when Grogger preaches about angels it is with the context that they are part of God\u2019s kingdom.<\/p>\n
American\u2019s belief in angels (69%) is about on par with belief in heaven and the power of prayer, but bested by belief in God or a higher power (79%). Fewer U.S. adults believe in the devil or Satan (56%), astrology (34%), reincarnation (34%), and that physical things can have spiritual energies, such as plants, rivers or crystals (42%).<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows | AP News https:\/\/t.co\/ToRPGMUoUW<\/a><\/p>\n — James F. McGrath (@ReligionProf) July 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n