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Better Than Church? Religions’ Social Events Have Higher Purpose

Courtney Perry / RNS
An afternoon of Beer ‘N’ Hymns rocks the Beer Tent at a Christian music festival. Such events are growing in popularity, according to a report from Eventbrite. Photo via Courtney Perry / RNS

The Christian conference circuit has special appeal to women.

Jews and Muslims alike have dinners and parties organized around their holiday calendar.

And Buddhists and New Agers get heady: More than half of these groups’ sponsored events are classes and seminars, and meditation retreats.

Those are just a few of the revelations culled from a study conducted by Eventbrite, a company that markets tens of thousands of live experiences annually, from small workshops to massive music festivals.

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