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Indeed, I wonder how different the results would have been had they asked, "do you believe in a deity?" or "are you spiritual?"
by colanderman 16y ago
Indeed, I wonder how different the results would have been had they asked, "do you believe in a deity?" or "are you spiritual?"
- tokenadult 16y agoI can't speak for the other countries, but private polling data in the United States reveals many more people who believe in a deity or who self-describe as "spiritual" than who are affiliated with an organized religious community by regular attendance at group meetings. http://religions.pewforum.org/affiliations http://religions.pewforum.org/affiliations Christian scholars in the United States have noted that many self-described Christians do not have a set of doctrinal beliefs that accord with historic Christianity. http://www.barna.org/transformation-articles/252-barna-survey-examines-changes-in-worldview-among-christians-over-the-past-13-years http://www.barna.org/transformation-articles/252-barna-surve...