That seems to be the conclusion of a new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Among other things, it finds that nearly six in 10 Americans from all religions blend their faith with New Age and Eastern beliefs, like astrology, reincarnation, and the spiritual – not just physical – benefits of yoga.

The Pew Forum’s Alan Cooperman said: “”What we’re really finding here that we haven’t known before is how much Americans mix and match their religious beliefs and practices. That is, how often people who are regular churchgoers also believe in things like astrology and reincarnation. Individual Americans hold within themselves elements of diverse religious traditions. And they practice in many cases, more than one faith.”

Consider this example:

Glenda Somerville was raised in a strict Catholic family — her father is a Roman Catholic deacon and her mother is deeply religious. Somerville still considers herself a Catholic, but regularly attends Protestant services, and attends retreats and prayer groups with non-Catholics.

“I’m not just Roman Catholic,” she said. “I believe in worshiping with other people because I do believe that God embraces all of us — so I refuse to just ignore other people in their denominations.”

Somerville has been particularly moved by the role of women in churches, like Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Fort Washington, Md., where she often attends Sunday services.

“There are women who are ministers who understand and provide the message from a woman’s perspective,” she said. “And I don’t necessarily get that from Roman Catholic priests.”

“I’ve been in Hindu temples, I’ve been in Sufi ceremonies, I’ve participated in various rituals associated with yoga and meditation associated with Buddhism,” said Jayne Tear, a member of the Jewish Romemu Center in New York City. “Any place where people are getting in touch with their own sense of the divine. It would be an honor for me to be in the room.”

There’s much more at the link.