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http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/poll-americans-belief-god-strong-declining
(CNSNews.com) - A new Harris Poll finds that a strong majority (74 percent) of U.S. adults say they believe in God, but that's down from the 82 percent who expressed such a belief in earlier years.
Belief in miracles, heaven and other religious teachings also declined in the latest poll, as follows:
--72 percent believe in miracles, down from 79 percent in 2005;
--68 percent believe in heaven, down from 75 percent;
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The same poll also found that belief in Darwin's theory of evolution increased to 47 percent, up from 42 percent in 2005.
And it shows that 42% of Americans believe in ghosts (especially younger people), 36% each believe in creationism and UFOs, 29% believe in astrology, 26% believe in witches and 24% believe in reincarnation – that they were once another person.
Other findings:
-- Absolute certainty that there is a God is down vs. 10 years ago (54 percent vs. 66 percent in 2003).
-- Outside of specific religious samples, the groups most likely to be absolutely certain there is a God include blacks (70%), Republicans (65%), older Americans (62%), Baby Boomers (60%), Southerners (61%) and Midwesterners (58%), and those with a high school education or less (60%).
- See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/sus...ief-god-strong-declining#sthash.miH6sRBl.dpuf
(CNSNews.com) - A new Harris Poll finds that a strong majority (74 percent) of U.S. adults say they believe in God, but that's down from the 82 percent who expressed such a belief in earlier years.
Belief in miracles, heaven and other religious teachings also declined in the latest poll, as follows:
--72 percent believe in miracles, down from 79 percent in 2005;
--68 percent believe in heaven, down from 75 percent;
...
The same poll also found that belief in Darwin's theory of evolution increased to 47 percent, up from 42 percent in 2005.
And it shows that 42% of Americans believe in ghosts (especially younger people), 36% each believe in creationism and UFOs, 29% believe in astrology, 26% believe in witches and 24% believe in reincarnation – that they were once another person.
Other findings:
-- Absolute certainty that there is a God is down vs. 10 years ago (54 percent vs. 66 percent in 2003).
-- Outside of specific religious samples, the groups most likely to be absolutely certain there is a God include blacks (70%), Republicans (65%), older Americans (62%), Baby Boomers (60%), Southerners (61%) and Midwesterners (58%), and those with a high school education or less (60%).
- See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/sus...ief-god-strong-declining#sthash.miH6sRBl.dpuf
