God's country
Chuck0
chuck at tao.ca
Tue Apr 4 12:00:06 PDT 2000
Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> [from Gallup's weekly update]
>
> Two of Three Americans Feel Religion Can Answer Most of Today's Problems
>
> 3/29/00 -- Two-thirds of all Americans believe that religion can answer all
> or most of today's problems, according to a recent Gallup poll. Large
> majorities of Americans also say that religion is "very" important in their
> lives, that they are members of a church or synagogue, and that they attend
> church on a regular basis. The poll also shows that belief in the relevance
> of religion for today's problems is quite likely to be found among
> college-educated and high-income Americans, as well as among the poor and
> among lower-educated groups.
If you know anbody who feels that religion can answer "most of today's
problems," try asking them which bible verses deal with car repair and
computer troubleshooting.
Science and religion don't mix,
Chuck0 "former Lutheran, now a practicing Homerist"
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