Jews are less likely than Mormons and Christians to attend services regularly, according to a new Gallup poll. Some 15 percent of Jews say they attend synagogue every week, as opposed to nearly two-thirds of Mormons and evangelical Protestants. Between 43 and 45 percent of Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists and Presbyterians said they attended services weekly.
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