Religions > Atheism > In the News: Poll Finds Americans' Belief in God Remains Strong
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"Jason Spaceman" |
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14 Dec 2005 01:22:02 AM |
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In the News: Poll Finds Americans' Belief in God Remains Strong |
From the article:
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By E&P Staff
Published: December 13, 2005 12:15 PM ET
NEW YORK A new Gallup survey released today finds that four decades
after the "God Is Dead" controversy was first noted, Americans retain
a strong belief in a higher power. Some 94% think God exists.
Only 5% feel God "does not exist" -- and even most of them "are not
sure" of that. Exactly 1% are certain there is no God.
But how strongly do the believers believe? Nearly 8 in 10, in fact,
say they are "convinced" God exists, although Gallup does not ask them
why that is.
Conservatives are more likely to be convinced than liberals (87% vs.
61%), women a little more likely than men (82% vs. 73%), and residents
of the South more than those in the East (88% vs. 70%).
Surprisingly, some 61% of those who seldom or never attend church are
nevertheless convinced that God exists.
The poll sampled 1,002 national adults, Nov. 17-20.
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Read it at
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001659292
or http://tinyurl.com/96wwu
J. Spaceman
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| User: "Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" |
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| Title: Re: In the News: Poll Finds Americans' Belief in God Remains Strong |
14 Dec 2005 04:52:34 AM |
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Jason Spaceman wrote:
From the article:
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By E&P Staff
Published: December 13, 2005 12:15 PM ET
NEW YORK A new Gallup survey released today finds that four decades
after the "God Is Dead" controversy was first noted, Americans retain
a strong belief in a higher power. Some 94% think God exists.
Only 5% feel God "does not exist" -- and even most of them "are not
sure" of that. Exactly 1% are certain there is no God.
But how strongly do the believers believe? Nearly 8 in 10, in fact,
say they are "convinced" God exists, although Gallup does not ask them
why that is.
Conservatives are more likely to be convinced than liberals (87% vs.
61%), women a little more likely than men (82% vs. 73%), and residents
of the South more than those in the East (88% vs. 70%).
Surprisingly, some 61% of those who seldom or never attend church are
nevertheless convinced that God exists.
The poll sampled 1,002 national adults, Nov. 17-20.
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Read it at
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001659292
or http://tinyurl.com/96wwu
J. Spaceman
The cited poll is consistent with the following:
http://tinyurl.com/d6goz
Would be more than happy to "glow" and chat about this and other things
like cardiology, diabetes and nutrition that interest those following
this thread here during the next on-line chat (12/15/05) from 6 to 7 pm
EST:
http://tinyurl.com/cpayh
For those who are put off by the signature, my advance apologies for how
the LORD has reshaped me:
http://tinyurl.com/bgfqt
Many Christmas blessings,
Andrew
http://tinyurl.com/b6xwk
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