<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/westmont-news/study-examines-suffering-feelings-religious-doubt-abandonment.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>02/03/2023</pubDate><title>Study Examines Suffering, Feelings of Religious Doubt, Abandonment</title><excerpt>A study of chronically ill U.S. adults suggests that people who experience greater degrees of suffering also experience greater degrees of religious uncertainty and struggle. The research, which examines the link between the depth of suffering and feelings of religious turmoil, including doubt, abandonment and uncertainty regarding God’s love and power, also suggests the more religious the individual, the more acute the struggle.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image>
            
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