[lbo-talk] belief in God

R rhisiart at charter.net
Sun Nov 2 17:26:56 PST 2003


interestingly, running a search at the harris interactive web site for "god" "God" "believe in god" and/or "believe in God" yields an error message "The page cannot be displayed." unavailable.

too many people logging on at once with searches about god? ;-)

R

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From: Doug Henwood

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Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 4:17 PM

Subject: [lbo-talk] belief in God

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Guess Who Doesn't Believe In God?

Ten percent of Protestants, 21 percent of Roman Catholics, and 52

percent of Jews do NOT believe in God.

That's the surprising word from a new survey by Harris Interactive of

2,306 adults that shows belief in God varies quite widely among

different segments of the American public. How often do we go to a

place of worship? Not much. Most people attend a religious service

less than once a month. Still, Americans are far more likely to

believe in God and to attend religious services than people in most

other developed countries, particularly in Europe.

Who believes in God? While 79 percent of Americans believe there is a

God, only 66 percent are absolutely certain of it. Nine percent do

not believe in God and 12 percent aren't sure. And weirdly, not

everyone who calls himself or herself a Christian or a Jew actually

believes in God.

Who worships at a religious service? Just over half (55 percent)

attend a religious service a few times a year or more. Thirty-six

percent attend once a month or more often, and just 26 percent say

they attend every week. Forty-one percent of women and 31 percent of

men attend once a month or more. Protestants (47 percent) are more

likely to go to church once a month or more often than are Roman

Catholics (35 percent). Jews are least likely to go with 16 percent

saying they go to synagogue once a month or more. Church attendance

is highest in the Midwest and lowest in the West.

Belief in God by geography and age Eighty-two percent of

Midwesterners and Southerners believe in God, compared with 75

percent in the East and West. Our beliefs get stronger as we age. Of

those 25 to 29 years old, 71 percent believe in God. That number

jumps to 80 percent for people over 40, and hits 83 percent for those

65 and over.

Other fascinating facts about who believes in God:

a.. 84 percent of women believe in God, compared with 73 percent of men.

b.. 91 percent of African Americans believe in God, compared with 81

percent of Hispanics and 78 percent of whites.

c.. 87 percent of Republicans believe in God, compared with 78

percent of Democrats and 75 percent of Independents.

d.. 82 percent of those with no college education believe in God,

compared with 73 percent who went to college.

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