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After reading that the 2001 ARIS Poll shows that a whopping 76% of Americans consider themselves Christian, I had to do some research. If this was indeed true, then it seemed to completely contradict some of the sentiment seen in the media and pretty much everyday life.
Who else to turn to for credible polling data than Pew Research? Don't answer that, it's rhetorical. In any case, this in-depth report breaks it all down and it seems that America remaisn just as divided on the issue as ever, even among those that consider themselves Christian. All in all, the public seems unhappy with both Liberals and Conservatives.
I'll post the link at the bottom of the page but just a few nuggets that struck a nerve towards the top:
-69% of Americans feel that Liberals have gone too far with pushing religion out of schools and government.
-49% of Americans feel that Conservatives have become too assertive with regards to their tactics of spreading their faith.
-Only 26% of Americans feel that the Democratic Party is friendly to religion.
-59% say that religion has a decreased role in the country and feel it's a bad thing.
-42% feel it's increasing it's hold on the way the government is run and feel it's a bad thing.
Just with these few off the top, you can see some really strange contradictions. It's okay that it affect the country as a whole but not the government? Anyone else find this strange?
http://pewforum.org/docs/index.php?DocID=153
Who else to turn to for credible polling data than Pew Research? Don't answer that, it's rhetorical. In any case, this in-depth report breaks it all down and it seems that America remaisn just as divided on the issue as ever, even among those that consider themselves Christian. All in all, the public seems unhappy with both Liberals and Conservatives.
I'll post the link at the bottom of the page but just a few nuggets that struck a nerve towards the top:
-69% of Americans feel that Liberals have gone too far with pushing religion out of schools and government.
-49% of Americans feel that Conservatives have become too assertive with regards to their tactics of spreading their faith.
-Only 26% of Americans feel that the Democratic Party is friendly to religion.
-59% say that religion has a decreased role in the country and feel it's a bad thing.
-42% feel it's increasing it's hold on the way the government is run and feel it's a bad thing.
Just with these few off the top, you can see some really strange contradictions. It's okay that it affect the country as a whole but not the government? Anyone else find this strange?
http://pewforum.org/docs/index.php?DocID=153