The effects of receiving Holy Communion on health. From: Journal of Environmental Health | Date: July 1, 1997| Author: Loving, Anne LaGrange; Wolf, Lisa F. | COPYRIGHT 1997 National Environmental Health Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The risk of infection from receiving Holy communion has been debated for more than a century and has been the subject of numerous studies. this detailed survey of 681 individuals compares illness rates among the following groups: those who receive communion; those who go to church but do not receive communion; and individuals who do not attend Christian services. In addition to supplying demographics information, participants answered detailed questions regarding respiratory, intestinal, skin...

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