Faith and Science: Sacred Decision-Making in Cancer Care | ONS
Spring is a holy season. From March through May, there are about 29 religious holidays across Bahá’í, Buddhist, Catholic, Christian, Eastern Orthodox, Hindu, Islam, Jewish, Persian, and Sikh faiths ranging in meaning, special worship, and work restrictions (Jesuit Resource, 2024). In a randomized Gallup poll (Jones, 2023), 82% of respondents indicated they are religious (47%), spiritual (33%), or both (2%), which has steadily declined since 1999. According to the Pew Research Center (Alper et al., 2023), 83% of U.S.