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Topic: Americans put faith in God, survey finds
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Stargazer
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posted 24 June 2008 04:11 AM
Well, this explains everything. And nothing. All these pious, church going Americans, supporting the right and dismissing all Middle Eastern countries of religious fanaticism - pot meet kettle: quote:
More than 90 per cent of Americans – including one in five who say they are atheists – believe in God or a universal power, and more than half pray at least once a day, according to results of a poll released yesterday that takes an in-depth look at Americans' religious beliefs.
And this is interesting, and pretty much what I would expect: quote:
It found, among Jews who pray daily, 36 per cent are politically conservative; among evangelical Christians, 56 per cent who pray daily are politically conservative. Two-thirds of Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists who responded are Democrats or lean Democratic, compared with 22 per cent of Mormons polled.
In short - evangelical Christians are nuts who tend to favour right wing, war mongering governments (and people). http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/447807
From: Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist. | Registered: Jun 2004
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Sven
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posted 24 June 2008 10:41 PM
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Originally posted by Frustrated Mess:
Twenty per cent of American atheists believe in God or a universal power? Was there a question to begin the survey along the lines of: Would you describe your self as literate or part of a litter?
That's funny, FM! My thought when I read about 1 in 5 atheists believing in God or a universal power was that 1 in 5 of atheists questioned were in the proverbial foxhole at the time they were being polled.
From: Eleutherophobics of the World...Unite!!!!! | Registered: Jul 2005
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