研究表明，与那些反对他们的信仰的咨询师相比，人们更喜欢有同样的宗教信仰并支持他们的信仰的咨询师。 信教的人经常抱怨说普通的疗法会认为信仰是造成疾病的问题或者是疾病的症状，而不会认为它是一种值得尊重的信念并贯穿于整个治疗过程。
The problem for many patients in therapy is that many patients are far more religious than their therapists.
至于他是否也是一位可爱的人、他的教导对那些不接受他的教导建立其上的宗教信仰的人们有多大影响，我从未感到完全确定过。
Whether he was also a lovable man, and whether his teachings can have much for those who do not accept the religious beliefs on which they are founded, I have never felt fully certain.
位于密歇根州的荷兰霍普学院的心理学教授兼哲学博士大卫·麦尔斯表示，多项研究表明，有强烈宗教信仰的人更快乐，而且能更好地应对危机。
In study after study, actively religious people are happier and cope better with crises, according to David Myers, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.
不过仍然有53%的人认为奥巴马提及自己的宗教信仰恰到好处，不太多也不太少。
Though, to be fair, the Pew poll also asked respondents whether Obama himself mentioned his religious faith too much, too little, or about the right amount, and 53 percent picked “right amount.
“这种现象不是因为人们不愿意自认为宗教信仰者，而是因为无宗教信仰的人更愿意说他们有精神信仰。 ”DUKE社会学家马克·凯文斯说。
The growth is not because people are less likely to identify as religious, but because nonreligious people are more likely to say they are spiritual, says Duke sociologist Mark Chaves.
“这种现象不是因为人们不愿意自认为宗教信仰者，而是因为无宗教信仰的人更愿意说他们有精神信仰。 ”DUKE社会学家马克·凯文斯说。
The growth is not because people are less likely to identify as religious, but because nonreligious people are more likely to say they are spiritual, says Duke sociologist Mark Chaves.
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