According
to the Pew
Forum survey,
(http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/multiplefaiths/multiplefaiths.pdf),
which was conducted Aug. 11-27-09
among 4,013
adults:
24%
of the public overall and 22% of
Christians say they believe in
reincarnation -- that people will be reborn in this world again and
again. 25% of the public
overall, and 23%
of Christians [so-called] indicated they believe in
astrology.^
Nearly
30%
of Americans
reported that they have felt in touch with someone who
had died,
(33%
of women versus 26%
of men). Almost 20%
say they have seen or been in the presence of ghosts,
while 15% have
consulted a fortuneteller
or a psychic.^
65%
of American adults expressed belief in or reported of
having experience with at least one of8
different manifestations of occultic
supernatural phenomena:
1.
reincarnation; 2.
spiritual energy located in physical things; 3.
yoga as spiritual practice; 4.
the "evil eye;" 5.
astrology; 6;
having been in touch with the dead; 7.
having consulting a psychic; 8.
having experiencing a ghostly encounter. This includes 23%
of the general population who reported having only one
of these beliefs or experiences, while 43%
of the people surveyed answered two or more of these
items affirmatively.^
36
percent of Democrats said they
have been in touch with someone who is dead,
versus 21 percent of Republicans.
11 percent of Republicans
reported they have seen a ghost, versus
21 percent of Democrats.
9 percent of Republicans
said they have consulted a fortuneteller,
versus 22 percent of Democrats.
17 percent of Republicans
say they believe in reincarnation,
versus 30 percent of Democrats.
14 percent of Republicans
reported they believe in astrology,
versus 31 percent of Democrats.
15 percent of Republicans
said they saw yoga as a spiritual
practice, versus 31 percent of
Democrats. 17 percent of Republicans
reported they believe in spiritual energy,
versus 30 percent of Democrats.^
A
2012 Gallup poll found that highly
religious individuals have the highest level of well being, even
after numerous demographic and geographic variables were controlled.
highly religious people scored the highest wellbeing index score of
69.2, while moderately religious people scored a 63.7 and
nonreligious people scored a 65.3. The series' previous studies have
reported that highly religious people overall have better emotional
health and physical health.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/very-religious-people-have-highest-level-of-wellbeing-gallup-survey-finds-69700/
59%
of Americans
polled said religion
is very
important in their lives (75%
in 1952).
By categories: 52%
of men, 66%
of women, Whites 66%,
Blacks 82%,
Hispanics 66%.
68%
percent of
self-identified conservatives, 56%
of moderates, and 49
percent of
liberals said religion was very important to them. Gallup
survey 1999.right
&;2004 The
Gallup Organization http://www.mfc.org/contents/article.asp?id=139
See also Steve Crabtree, “Black Churches: Has
Their Role Changed?” Gallup Tuesday Briefing; Religion &
Values, May 14,
2002,
60%
of all adults consider living
with someone of
the opposite gender
without being married
[sometimes called co-habitation, but which morally is "living
in sin"], a morally acceptable
behavior.” 4
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=Topic&TopicID=2
30%
of all adults consider having a
sexual relationship
with someone of the same
gender a morally acceptable behavior.”
(2004).
^ 4
38%
of adults consider it morally acceptable
to look at pictures of nudity
or explicit sexual behavior ^
4
45%
of adults consider having a abortion
morally acceptable
^4
36%
think it is OK to use profanity.
^ 4
34%
think people are born
gay [though
there is no real proof of that, even if there a genetic
factor, we
all are born with a sinful
nature, and
we cannot validate practicing what God states is sin, as He also
provides grace to overcome
our proclivity to sin:
Gn. 4:7].
^
4
69%
of those who attend church
‘nearly weekly’ [2003]
say premarital sex
is morally acceptable
(Gallup Poll) right &; 2004
-- The Gallup Organization.
www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2003-07-23-zelizer_x.htm
45%
of [so-called] “born
again” Americans says gambling
is a “morally acceptable
behavior.”
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=152
More
than 30%
of [so-called] "born
again" adults say that
"co-habitation, gay
sex, sexual fantasies, breaking the speed limit or watching
sexually-explicit movies are morally
acceptable
behaviors.” Barna Research
2001.
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=103
In
2001,
33%
of [so-called] "born
again" adults support the
legalization of same-gender
sexual relations. Barna
Research 2001.^
48
percent of
Americans agreed homosexual
behavior is a sin,
45
percent said
disagreed LifeWay Research study, released
Wednesday. 2008
LifeWay Research study.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080606/survey-americans-divided-on-homosexuality-as-sin.htm
In
2009,
57%
of
Americans opposed homosexual marriage [which is contrary
to the word of God, and seldom monogamous], versus 40%
in
favor of doing so.
(75%
self-identified
liberals
versus
19%
of
conservatives;
and
59%
of
18-29
year
olds, versus
32%
of
those
65
years
and older)
May
7-10 2009
USA
Today/Gallup poll;
http://www.gallup.com/poll/118378/Majority-Americans-Continue-Oppose-Gay-Marriage.aspx
51%
of
Americans
in
2012
say
they now favor allowing homosexual
couples
to legally
marry,
with 43%
opposed.
In addition, 56%
of
Americans favor allowing gay
[with
the average male homosexual suffering a greatly increased incidence
of infectious diseases, including cancers, and premature death,
whatever is “gay” about sin is superficial and temporary
and not worth the cost.*] and lesbian
couples
to adopt
children,
versus to 36%
who
are have
more moral sense than that.
http://publicreligion.org/research/2011/05/majority-of-americans-say-they-support-same-sex-marriage-adoption-by-gay-and-lesbian-couples/
*http://factsaboutyouth.com/posts/male-homosexual-behavior/
http://www.narth.com/docs/healthrisks.html
13
percent of
Americans do not believe at all in the concept of sin.
But, a majority of Americans (87%),
however, do believe in this concept and they include adultery
(81%),
racism
(74%),
use of hard drugs
(65%),
failing to say anything if they're given too
much change by a cashier (63%),
having an abortion
(56%),
cheating on
their taxes (52%)
and homosexual
activity (52%)
as sin. "Sin" was defined in the research as "something
that is almost always considered wrong, particularly from a
religious or
moral
perspective."
Ellison Research, March 11,
2008
http://ellisonresearch.com/releases/20080311.htm
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080312/study-behaviors-americans-consider-sinful.htm
Other
behaviors with significant moral
objections included reading or watching
pornography
(50
percent);
swearing (46
percent);
sex before marriage
(45
percent);
harming the environment
as a consumer (41
percent);
smoking marijuana
(41
percent);
getting drunk
(41
percent);
and not taking proper care of your body (35
percent)
. ^Ellison
Research, March 11,
2008
94
percent of
political conservatives,
and 94
percent of
Americans who regularly
attend religious worship services believe
there is such a thing as sin, versus only 77
percent of
political liberals
and 80
percent
among those who do not attend services. ^Ellison
Research, March 11,
2008
90
percent of
Evangelicals
believe getting
drunk is sinful behavior, compared to 35
percent of
all other
Americans. 92
percent of
Evangelicals
believe sex
before marriage is sinful,
versus 39
percent of
all other
Americans. ^Ellison
Research, March 11,
2008
87%
of Americans say the universe
was originally created
by God.
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=Topic&TopicID=2
(2000)
29%
of
Americans strongly endorse that they should
share
their faith.
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/137-religious-beliefs-remain-constant-but-subgroups-are-quite-different
Evangelism:
23%
of church – going born again persons said they
shared their faith
in Jesus
Christ with a non-Christian during the
past year.
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=147
The
number of female senior
pastors in Protestant
churches doubled from 5%
in the early 1990s
to 19%
in 1999.
58% are
affiliated with a “mainline” church.
http://www.barna.org/leadership-articles/304-number-of-female-senior-pastors-in-protestant-churches-doubles-in-past-decade
Only
66%
– down
from
71
a
year ago (2006)
– of Americans perceive
God
to
be "the all-powerful, all-knowing, perfect
creator
of
the universe who still rules the world today." the lowest
percentage
in more than twenty years of similar
Barna
surveys.
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/137-religious-beliefs-remain-constant-but-subgroups-are-quite-different
Assemblies
of God attenders in 2005(?)
at 96%
had the highest affirmation of the above fact.
http://www.vny.com/cf/News/upidetail.cfm?QID=198421).
47%
percent of
respondents replied that they believed in a
special, recent creation
of man by God. Gallup
Poll November 28,
1991
reported in
http://www.icr.org/pubs/btg-b/btg-038b.htm.
right &; 2004
-- The Gallup Organization
80%
say the Bible
specifically says that God
helps those who help themselves [it doesn't].
Barna Research 1998.
Printed in USA Today, May 27,
1998
http://webminister.com/growth01/plan0031.htm
27%
say they believe that the Bible
represents the actual
word of God in all instances. In 1963
the comparable figure was 65%.
right &; 2004
Gallup Organization, who conducted for the American
Bible Society in October 2000.
45%
of
Americans say they
believe
the Bible
to
be accurate in all all the principles it teaches.
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/137-religious-beliefs-remain-constant-but-subgroups-are-quite-different
44%
of
Americans wrongly believe that
believe
Jesus
Christ committed
sins
during
His time on earth (48%
disagree).http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/137-religious-beliefs-remain-constant-but-subgroups-are-quite-different
83%
said they had prayed
in the last week.
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrowPreview&BarnaUpdateID=271
83%
of Americans on 2011
believe Jesus
Christ actually walked the Earth roughly
2,000 years ago, and 78%
believe Him to be the son
of God who came to Earth to die
for our sins,
and 74% believe Christ was resurrected
from the dead, while 14%
disagree. Another 11%
are not sure. Rasmussen reports
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/holidays/april_2011/78_believe_jesus_christ_was_the_son_of_god
Only
25%
of
of American adults had
volunteered
free time
to
help a
church
or
some other type of
non-profit
(23%)
in
the last week.
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/137-religious-beliefs-remain-constant-but-subgroups-are-quite-different
39%
say all religions teach equally valid
truths. Barna
Research
48%
of adult Americans believe God
is a Spirit
or power that can take on a human form. (USA
Today, October 24,
2003,
pg. A1)
61%
of Americans
have a positive image of
capitalism, and of 95%
of small business, versus 36%
seeing socialism positively, while 33%
have a negative image of capitalism,
and
58%
of socialism. 53%
of
Democrats have
a positive image of socialism, compared to 17%
of
Republicans. 61%
of
liberals say
their image of socialism is
positive, compared to 39%
of
moderates and 20%
of
conservatives.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/125645/socialism-viewed-positively-americans.aspx
February 4, 2010
27%
of people identified as Christians
and 23%
of non-Christians have been divorced. Statistics
Concerning the State of America.
http://freedomministries.com/outlinestats.htm
34%
of “born
again” adults have been divorced
after their
conversion.
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=170
87%
of Americans
polled said that "their religious faith
is very
important in their life today."
4.5http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=160
Only
50%
of Christians say they are absolutely “absolutely
committed” to the Christian
faith.^
4.5
77%
of Americans are associated with the Christian
faith.12%
claim to be atheist or agnostic, with the remaining 11%
being aligned with some other faith group.^
4.5
Though
upwards to 38%
of Americans are classified as "born
again," a more precise analysis
shows only 7%
[8% now] of the adult U.S. population being
"Evangelical"
[John 3:3:-7:
see descriptions above in first section].This is down from 12%
in 1992
[The two must be synonymous to be Biblical.] ^
4.5
60%
of adults
contend that Satan
does not exist but is merely a
“symbol of evil.”^
4.5
40%
of Americans
[sadly] do not believe in the resurrection
of Jesus Christ.^
4.5
55%
of all adults say that a good
person can earn
a place in Heaven
[which eliminates them as being born
again Christians.].^
4.5
60%
of
adults
believe that Satan
is not a
living
being but is
only
a
“symbol
of evil.”^
4.5
99%
of
those in the camp of Evangelicals
said
they were happy,
with 91%
saying
they were satisfied with their present life Only 8%
said
they were "lonely," "in serious debt" (9%)
or
"stressed out" (16%).
5
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/80-peoples-faith-flavor-influences-how-they-see-themselves?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
94%
of the above described themselves as "absolutely
committed to Christianity.
96%
of Evangelicals
say they possess "traditional
or family-oriented values," and 64%
say they are "mostly conservative
on political and social issues."Only 8%
said they were lonely, "in serious debt"
(9%),
or "stressed out" (16%).
^ 5
57%
of those who are affiliate themselves with a
non-Christian group say they are "deeply spiritual." 87%
of such non-Christian religious [in America] claim to
be happy with their life. 56%
said they were concerned about the future and 68%
about the moral condition of the U.S. ^5
92%
of Americans says they believe
in God;
85%
in Heaven
and 82%
in miracles.
^ 5
A
Gallup 2001
survey reported that More
than 9
in 10
Americans still say "yes"
when asked the basic question "Do
you believe in God?"
Affirmation can be as low as 91%
if other options are
offered. Belief in God drops to less than
90%
among younger
Americans, liberals, those
living in the East,
those with postgraduate educations, and political independents.
However, belief in God is nearly universal among Republicans and
conservatives and, to a slightly lesser degree, in the South.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/147887/americans-continue-believe-god.aspx
In 2004, 81%
of Americans and
98% of those who attend church
weekly affirmed that they believe in
heaven, 10%
were unsure, and 8%
did not believe.
In the same study 70% of
Americans overall and 92%
of those who attend church weekly
believed in Hell.
In 1988, 77%
of Americans rated their chances of going to Heaven
as "good" or "excellent,"
while19% rated them as "only
fair" or "poor."
In contrast, only 6% said their chances
of going to Hell was good
or excellent, and 79%
said their chances of going there was poor.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/11770/eternal-destinations-americans-believe-heaven-hell.aspx
79%
of Americans
in 2003 agreed with the
statement “every
person has a soul that will live
forever, either in God’s presence
or absence.” 6
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/128-americans-describe-their-views-about-life-after-death
24%
admitted that they have ”no
idea” what will happen
after they die.
^
(Those who felt their eternal future is undefined were
most likely to be Hispanics, singles, men, atheists and agnostics,
residents of the West, and 18
and 19-year-olds).
^ 6
Only
one-half of 1%
expect to go to Hell
upon their death.
64% believe
they will go to Heaven.
5% claim
they will come back as another life form, while the same proportion
believe they will simply cease to exist. ^
6
Of
those who expect to go to Heaven,
43%
believe they will go to Heaven because they have
“confessed
their sins
and accepted
Jesus Christ as
their Savior.”
15%
felt they will get to Heaven
because “they have tried to obey the 10
Commandments”
while 15%
hope to go because “they are basically
a good person”. 6%
believed their entrance to Heaven would be based upon
the fact that “God
loves all people and will not let them perish.”^6
34%
(and increasing) believe that it is possible to
communicate with the dead. ^
6
The
most common paranormal experience in the United States is having a
dream that later came true. More than
40
percent
(43%)
of Americans claim to have had this experience.
Baylor
Institute for Studies of Religion - American Piety in the 21
Century
– September 2006
.
Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion - American Piety in the 21
Century – September 2006 .
http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/33304.pdf Back
Liberals
vs. Conservatives
94
percent of political conservatives, and 94
percent of Americans who regularly attend religious worship
services believe there is such a thing as sin, versus only 77
percent of political liberals and 80
percent among those who do not attend services. Ellison
Research, March 11, 2008
Only
19 percent of political
conservatives were likely to be unchurched versus 47
percent political liberals.
http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/multiplefaiths/multiplefaiths.pdf
59%
of Americans polled said religion is very important in their
lives (75% in 1952).
By categories: 52% of men, 66%
of women, Whites 66%, Blacks 82%,
Hispanics 66%. 68%
percent of self-identified conservatives, 56%
of moderates, and 49 percent of
liberals said religion was very important to them. Gallup
survey 1999.right
&;2004 The Gallup Organization;
http://www.mfc.org/contents/article.asp?id=139 See also Steve
Crabtree, “Black Churches: Has Their Role Changed?”
Gallup Tuesday Briefing; Religion & Values, May 14, 2002
Political
conservatives were almost three times as likely as political
liberals to identify God as their most important relationship
(33% vs. 12%, respectively).
Barna, 2008
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/13-culture/44-americans-identify-their-most-important-relationships
In
2009, 57%
of Americans opposed homosexual marriage [which is contrary to
the word of God, and seldom monogamous], versus 40%
in favor of doing so. (75%
self-identified liberals versus 19%
of conservatives; and 59% of 18-29
year olds, versus 32% of
those 65 years and older) May
7-10 2009 USA Today/Gallup poll;
http://www.gallup.com/poll/118378/Majority-Americans-Continue-Oppose-Gay-Marriage.aspx
Beliefs
reincarnation, yoga, the existence of spiritual energy in
physical things and astrology are more common among Democrats
and independents than Republicans,
and are more widely held by liberals and moderates than
conservatives, especially as concerns belief in yoga as a
spiritual practice, with 39% of
liberals expressing this belief, in contrast to only 15%
of conservatives. Conservatives
and Republicans also report fewer
experiences than liberals or Democrats communicating with the
dead, seeing ghosts and consulting fortunetellers or psychics.
http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/multiplefaiths/multiplefaiths.pdf
Some
71 percent of [those classified
as] conservatives say you have an obligation to care for a
seriously injured spouse or parent versus less than half (46
percent) of liberals. Peter Schweizer, “Makers
and Takers,” Doubleday, June 3, 2008.
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=16895
Liberals
are two times more likely to say it is okay to cheat the
government out of welfare money you don’t deserve. Peter
Schweizer, “Makers and Takers,” Doubleday, June 3,
2008. http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=16895
Liberals
are approx. twice as likely than conservatives
to have received treatment for a mental health problem at some
point in their lives. Based on data from GSS
1972-2008 Cumulative Datafile
http://sda.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/hsda?harcsda+gss08;
http://anepigone.blogspot.com/2011/11/conservatives-are-mentally-healthier.html
53%
of
Democrats
have
a positive image of socialism, compared to 17%
of
Republicans. 61%
of
liberals say
their image of socialism is
positive, compared to 39%
of
moderates and 20%
of
conservatives.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/125645/socialism-viewed-positively-americans.aspx
February 4, 2010
53%
of
homosexuals
are
registered Democrats
while
only 18%
are
registered Republicans.
Spiritual Profile of Homosexual Adults
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/13-culture/282-spiritual-profile-of-homosexual-adults-provides-surprising-insights
Some
71
percent
of [those classified as] conservatives
say you have an obligation to care
for a seriously
injured spouse or parent
versus less than half (46
percent)
of liberals.
Peter Schweizer, "Makers and Takers,"
Doubleday, June 3,
2008.
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=16895
Liberals
are two
times more
likely to say it is okay
to cheat
the government
out of welfare
money you don't
deserve. Peter
Schweizer, "Makers and Takers," Doubleday, June 3,
2008.
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=16895
58
percent
of
Republicans
rated their
mental
health as
“excellent,”
versus
43
percent
of political
independents
and just 38
percent
of
Democrats.
http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=30722
61%
of Americans have a positive image of capitalism,
and of 95% of small business,
versus 36% seeing socialism
positively, while 33% have a
negative image of capitalism, and
58% of socialism. 53% of Democrats
have a positive image of socialism,
compared to 17% of Republicans.
61% of liberals say their
image of socialism is positive,
compared to 39% of moderates and
20% of conservatives.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/125645/socialism-viewed-positively-americans.aspx
February 4, 2010
The
population of Massachusetts ranks
as the most liberal, with Boston
and Cambridge being the most
liberal large
cities (100,000
or more), followed by California.
http://www.epodunk.com/top10/liberal/index.html
Jan.
2013: Only 39%
of Americans rate the current
status of the
U.S. at the positive end of
a zero to 10
scale, lower than at any time since 1979.
Only 15% of Republicans
had a positive expectation of condition of the U.S. in
5 years, versus 75% of
Democrats.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/160046/americans-downbeat-state-prospects-future.aspx
Those
who identify themselves as being conservative
on social and political matters lower divorce
rates (28%) than those liberal
on social and political matters (37%).
http://www.barna.org/family-kids-articles/42-new-marriage-and-divorce-statistics-released
30%
of Roman Catholic
priests described themselves as
Liberal, 28%
as Conservative, and
37% as Moderate in their
Religious ideology. Los
Angeles Times (extensive) nationwide survey (2002).
Arthur Jones, 2002 National Catholic Reporter. Gale Group.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_2_39/ai_94129129/pg_2
A
poll of conservative and progressive religious activists showed
48 percent of conservatives
activists believe the Bible to be
the literal word of God, versus
only 3 percent of “progressives”,
otherwise known as liberals. This contrast was also seen in
other issues, with 95 percent of
conservatives opposing legalization of abortion,
and 82 percent opposing both
same-sex marriage and civil
unions, while 80 percent of
liberals support some form of
legal abortions (54
percent in most cases), with 59
percent support same-sex marriage.
The study also found that Evangelical
Protestants composed 54
percent of conservatives, Roman
Catholics 35
percent, and mainline Protestants
9 percent, while liberal
activists were made up of 44
percent mainline
Protestants, 17
percent Roman Catholics,
10 percent
Evangelical Protestants,
and interfaith bodies and groups
(12 percent). 2009
Religious Activist Surveys conducted by the
Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron
in partnership with Public Religion Research.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090916/u-s-religious-activists-have-widely-divergent-views/index.html
A
(disputed) study showed that 50%
of American college faculty identified themselves as Democrats
and only 11% as Republicans
(with 33% being Independent, and
5% identifying themselves with
another party). 72% described
themselves as “to the left of center,” including
18% who were strongly left. Only
15% described themselves as right
of center, including only 3% who
were “strongly right.” North American Academic
Study Survey (NAASS) of students, faculty and administrators at
colleges and universities in the United States and Canada 1999.
The Berkeley Electronic Press
http://montages.blogspot.com/2005/04/conservatives-underrepresented-in.html
http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol3/iss1/art2
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/17963/liberal_bias_in_our_schools.html
Extensive
surveys by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, conducted in
2006 and 2007
of 14,000
college freshmen
and seniors at fifty
colleges nationwide, indicated
that college education
results in little advance
in knowledge of American history
and institutions, which is already
poor among non-college graduates, but an often significant
increase in favoring liberal
ideology was seen over those who
were not college graduates. In addition, those with the highest
degrees were the most
liberal. Intercollegiate
Studies Institute, ‘’The Shaping of the American
Mind.’
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/2010/major_findings_finding1.html
Analysis
of Federal Election Commission data regarding the 2010
midterm elections showed that college professors and
administrators donated heavily and overwhelmingly is support of
Democrats over Republicans. This included 77
percent of total donations from employees of Harvard university
and 86 percent of all donations
from employees of University of California’s network of
colleges going to Democrats, with
pro abortion Sen. Barbara Boxer being the top recipient of
academic donations, while no donations from Princeton went to a
Republican. Analysis
of Federal Election Commission conducted by the Center for
Responsive Politics, reported by Capitol News Company, 9/22/10
Of
100 colleges and universities
graded on their general education requirements by the American
Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), 42
institutions received a D or F for requiring two or fewer core
subjects, while 25 of them
received an F for requiring one or no subjects. Only 5
institutions received an A for requiring six general education
subjects. Average tuition and fees at the 11
schools that require no subjects was $37,700;
average tuition at the five schools that require six subjects
is $5,400.
Walter E. Williams , professor of economics at George Mason
University.
http://townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2009/08/26/what_will_they_learn
http://whatwilltheylearn.com/criteria
In
a 1996 poll of 1,037
reporters at 61 newspapers, 61
percent identified themselves as Democrats,
15 percent as Republicans.
The respondents also identified themselves as liberals 4
times more frequently than as conservatives. American
Society of Newspaper editors 1996
survey of 1,037
reporters at 61
newspapers of all sizes nationwide.
http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=32928
In
a 2001
Kaiser
Family Foundation poll, media professionals were nearly 7
times
likelier to call themselves Democrats
rather
than Republicans,
with the ratio of self-identified liberals to conservatives
being 4.2
to
1.
Kaiser
Family Foundation 1996
poll
of 301
“media
professionals,” 300 “policymakers,”
and 1,206
members
of the general public.
In
a 2007 Pew Research Center study
of journalists and news executives, the ratio was 4
liberals for each conservative.
Pew Research Center’s 2007
survey of 222
journalists and news executives at national
outlets.
All
told, White House correspondents during the late ’80s
and early ’90s voted for
Democrats at 7
times the rate at which they voted for Republicans.
U.S. News & World Report writer Kenneth
Walsh’s 1995
study of 28
White House correspondents. 1996
Freedom Forum survey of 139
Washington bureau chiefs and congressional
correspondents.
On
the subject of welfare and related issues, liberal experts were
quoted in the news 75
percent of the time, conservatives 22
percent. On consumer issues, the liberal-conservative ratio was
63
percent to 22
percent. On environmental issues, the ratio was 79
percent to 18
percent. And regarding nuclear energy, the ratio was 77
percent to 20
percent. Robert
Lichter, Stanley Rothman, and Linda Lichter, The Media Elite:
America’s New Power Brokers (New York: Hastings House,
1990).
In
2011,
38%
of voters believed that when most reporters write or talk about
Pres. Obama, they are trying to help him pass his agenda (down
from 48%
a year ago). 26%
feel that most reporters are politically biased, 46%
think the average reporter is more liberal than they are, while
26%
say they are merely interested in reporting the news in an
unbiased manner.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/media/61_are_still_angry_at_the_media
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Atheists
Atheists
and
agnostics
comprise
9%
of
adults nationwide (2007);
6%
of
souls over 61,
9%
of
those ages 42-60,
14%
of
those 23-41,
and
19%
of
those 18-22.
Indications
from the past indicate that these beliefs stay fairly constant
through life.
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrowPreview&BarnaUpdateID=272
In
2008, 70%
of Americans believed in a
personal God, roughly 12%
of Americans are atheist (no God)
or agnostic (unknowable or
unsure), and another 12% are
deistic (a higher power but no personal God). The American
Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) 2008.
http://www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/reports/ARIS_Report_2008.pdf
Among
5 groups, American atheists and agnostics were the segment most
likely to describe themselves as being politically liberal
(32%) and were the group least
likely to describe themselves as being conservative (4%)
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/66-american-faith-is-diverse-as-shown-among-five-faith-based-segments?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
Protestants
constitute
51%
of
the total US adult population, with Catholics being
24%,
and Jewish, Mormon, Atheist and
Agnostic all
being 2%.
Total Unaffiliated: 16%.
Orthodox, “Jehovah's witnesses”
(so-called)
and Buddhist were
at 1%,
while
“Other Christian, Hindus and
Other World
Religion
were
0.5%.
All figures rounded off.
http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf
'
42%
of
American
atheists
and
agnostics
(who
make up approx. 8%
of
the American adult population) claimed to be stressed
out,and
14%
said
they were lonely.
68%
were
concerned
about
the moral condition
of
th country, versus 98%
of
evangelicals,
and
4%
describe
themselves as being conservative,
versus 64%
of
evangelicals,
but
71%
of
the former said they have traditional
or
family-oriented values.,
with 96%
of the latter group concurring.
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/80-peoples-faith-flavor-influences-how-they-see-themselves
Evangelicals
averaged
6%
participation
in each of eight behaviors, (exposure to pornography,
using profanity
in
public, gambling,
gossiping,
engaging in sexual intercourse
with
someone to whom they were not married,
retaliating
against
someone, getting drunk,
and lying.)
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/16-teensnext-gen/25-young-adults-and-liberals-struggle-with-morality
Note
:
unlike other pollsters, Bara evangelicals, being a movement,
are not identified by religious denomination or
self-identification, but according to responses to basic
criteria: See
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/13-culture/111-survey-explores-who-qualifies-as-an-evangelical?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
and http://www.peacebyjesus.net/RC-Stats_vs._Evang.html
Skeptics
(atheist
or agnostic) averaged five times
the
level (29%)
of evangelicals.
Common
acts
among
skeptics
included
exposure to pornography
(50%),
gossip
(34%)
and drunkenness
(33%)
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/16-teensnext-gen/25-young-adults-and-liberals-struggle-with-morality
While
only representing 10%
of the population,
the segment of the prison population which self-identifies as
non-religious
is approximately
twice as large
as found in the
general population.”
http://www.adherents.com/misc/adh_prison.html
Among
5
groups,
American atheists
and
agnostics
were
the segment most likely to describe themselves as being
politically
liberal
(32%)
and were the group least likely to describe themselves as being
conservative
(4%)
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/66-american-faith-is-diverse-as-shown-among-five-faith-based-segments?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
70%
of self-proclaimed
atheists
and agnostics
affirmed abortion
should be legal in
all or most circumstances, while 60%
approve of clergy
performing gay marriages,
and 90%
approve of
cohabitation.
^
More
than three out of four of
self-proclaimed atheists and
agnostics embrace pornography
as a moral behavior; and 66%
deem drunkenness and using
profanity to be morally acceptable
acts. ^
75%
of
the above say that all
moral truth
is relative to the person and
circumstances; only 10% believe in
absolute moral truth. ^
Self-proclaimed
American atheists and agnostics
were the group that is least
concerned (41%)
about the moral condition
of the nation. ^
30%
of atheists and agnostics
grew up regularly attending
Christian churches. Just 10%
believe that the Bible is totally
accurate in all that it teaches;
only 25% say their religious faith
is very important in their life;
and 15% reject
belief in the existence
of Satan; 13%
do not believe
in the reality of the Holy Spirit,
and 20% reject that Jesus
led a sinless life. ^
A
major survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
found that only 14%
of
atheists
and
10%
of
agnostics
believe
that homosexuality
is
a way of life that should be discouraged
by
society, versus 51%
of
of Protestant
churches
(64%
of
Evangelical)
and 30%
of
Catholics.
http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report2religious-landscape-study-key-findings.pdf
Just
13% of atheists
and 14% of agnostics
believe abortion should be illegal
in most cases, versus 49% of
Protestant churches (61%
of Evangelical) and 45%
of Catholics. ^
Only
19%
of atheists
said their values
are threatened
by Hollywood,
versus 53%
of those in
evangelical
churches ,
46% of
Protestant
churches
and
43%
of
Catholics. ^
Atheists
and
agnostics
religious skeptics
were also much less
likely
to be driven to have
a clear sense of purpose
in life
(55%,
compared to 77%
of all American
adults) or to want just one
marriage partner for
life (58%
versus an
80%
U.S. average). They
were also less
interested in
making a difference
in the world (45%,
versus 56%
nationally) and in
having close
friendships,
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/18-congregations/29-survey-reveals-the-life-christians-desire
(2008)
and the
least
likely to look
forward to spending time with
friends
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/13-culture/145-americans-just-want-a-good-night-of-sleep?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
56%
atheists
and
agnostics
believe
that “radical
Christianity”
is
just as
threatening
in
America as is
radical
Islam.
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
22%
of
those who self-identified as having
No
Religion in
2001
were
living
together
with
a partner outside marriage (fornication), versus
6%
or
less of those in Catholic
or
Protestant
denominations.
ARIS 2001, p. 27
http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris.pdf
However, the 2008 Pew study shows the first category as 10%:
http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf
51%
of
atheists
and
42%
of
adults who associate
with
a faith other
than
Christianity
had
co-habited.
http://atheismexposed.tripod.com/atheists_divorce.htm
Based
upon the percentage of
single
adults
from
the The American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS)
2001,
atheists
are
58.7
percent
more
likely to get
divorced
than
Pentecostals
and
Baptists,
the two born-again Christian groups with the
highest
rate
of divorce,
and more than
twice
as likely to
get divorced
than
Christians in general.
Stated
in “The
Irrational Atheist," by Vox Day, (Dallas, TX: BenBella
Books, Inc., 2008).
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7682654/The-Irrational-Atheist-by-Vox-Day
based upon (ARIS) 2001
http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris.pdf
The
percent currently divorced
or separated
varies from a low of
6%
(Jehovah’s
Witnesses) to a high of 14%
(Pentecostals),
with Catholics
and No Religion
being 9%. ^
At
19%, the No
Religion group showed the lowest
incidence of marriage of
all twenty-two groups. In sharp contrast, those identifying
with the Assemblies of God or
Evangelical/Born Again Christians
showed the highest proportions married, 73%
and 74% respectively. ^
In
the U.S. population as a whole, 48
percent of adults are male, as are
47 percent Catholic
adults. By comparison, males
account or 56
percent of the no-religion group, 70
percent of Atheists,
and 75 percent
of Agnostics.
^
Also,
the Pew Research Landscape study finds 70%
of
atheists and
64%
of
agnostics are
male, and 30%
and
34%
respectively,
are female.
http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf
While
Pentecostals,
Baptists,
and Mainline
Christians are 56%-58%
female, those who profess no
religion or self-identified as
atheists or agnostics have a ratio of 60 males to 40 females.
(ARIS) 2001
http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris.pdf
37
percent
of all Americans, and
55
percent
of
atheists
are are
under age 35.
Only 20
percent
of the latter are
50
and over.
http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris.pdf
^
As
regards voter
registration
(2001),
those with No
Religion were
43% Independent,
30% Democrat,
and 17%
Republican.
Those identifying as
Evangelical/Born
Again were
58%
Republican,
20%
Independent
and
12%
Democrat.
^
Self-proclaimed
American
atheists
and
agnostics
were
the group
most
likely
to
define themselves as “mostly
liberal”
on
current issues in 2002.
They were also
least
likely
to
donate
any
money to a religious center or non-profit organization. Among
those who did donate
funds
to
non-profits,
atheists
and
agnostics
gave
away the
least
amount
of
money
during
the year.
5
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/66-american-faith-is-diverse-as-shown-among-five-faith-based-segments?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page
78%
of atheists
and
agnostics
were registered to
vote, versus 89%
of
active-faith
Americans.
20%
of the former
volunteer
to help a
non-church-related
non-profit,
and
41%
of said they
personally helped
or served a
homeless
or
poor
person versus
30%
and
61%,
respectively, of
active-faith
Americans.
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
The
typical no-faith American donated
$200 in 2006,
versus $1500 contributed by the
prototypical active-faith adult.
Even when church-based giving is subtracted from the equation,
active-faith adults donated twice
as many dollars last year as did
atheists and agnostics,
and only 7% of active-faith adults
failed to contribute any personal funds in 2006,
versus 22% among the no-faith
adults. ^
12%
of atheists and agnostics
were focused on living a comfortable,
balanced lifestyle, versus 4%
of Christians in general. to be
10% of the former class were focused on acquiring
wealth, versus 2% of the latter.
^
25%
of atheists and agnostics
said the phrase "deeply spiritual"
accurately describes them, while 67%
described themselves as being "at
peace,” a state 90% of
Christians affirmed. ^
About
40%
of
skeptics
were
registered as
Democrats,
40%
as
independents
and
just
20%
as
Republicans.
76%
of
atheists
and
agnostics
gave
their vote to Sen.
Obama,
while only
23%
backed
Sen.
McCain.
That is a step up from the level of support Democrats have
previously received from skeptics. In
2004,
64%
of
atheists
and
agnostics
voted
for
Democratic challenger John
Kerry.
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/13-culture/18-how-people-of-faith-voted-in-the-2008-presidential-race?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
On
average, weekly churchgoers
donate 3.8% of their income
to charity, compared to
0.8%
for those who never
go. Independent
Sector (charitable clearing house): Atheists won’t save
Europe by Don Feder;
http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=27937
Religious
citizens who make $49,000
gave away about 3.5
times
as much money as secular
citizens with the same income. They
also volunteered twice as often, are 57
percent more
likely to help homeless persons, and two-thirds more likely to
give blood
at their workplace. Arthur
C. Brooks' Who Really Cares.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2008/001/8.11.html
On
questions
about
Christianity
in
2010,
which included various questions about the
Bible,
Mormons
(7.9
out
of 12 right on average) and
white
evangelical Protestants
(7.3
correct
on average) showed the
highest
levels
of knowledge. Jews
(7.9
out of 11)
and
atheists/agnostics
(7.4)
had the best grades on questions about other world religions,
including Islam,
Buddhism, Hinduism and
Judaism.
White
mainline Protestants
scored
5.8
and
4.9
respectively,
and
white
Catholics
scored
5.9
and
5.1.
The
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, “U.S. Religious
Knowledge Survey,” Spet. 28. 2010
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Islam
From
the year 2000
to the year 2010,
he fastest growing religion in the US was Islam
at 66.7%,
with the number of Muslims living inside the United States
increasing from 1 million
to 2.6
million. Census
data compiled by the Association of Statisticians of American
Religious Bodies
http://www.rcms2010.org/press_release/ACP%2020120501.pdf
39
percent of all adult Muslims
living in America (2007)
were immigrants that had arrived in the United States since 1990.
Pew Research Center,
2007
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-fastest-growing-religion-in-america-is-islam
Currently,
only 15
percent of Americans overall consider America's moral
values to be "excellent" or
"good;" 41
percent say the moral climate is "only fair;"
and 44
percent consider the moral state to be "poor."
(Gallup Poll 6-12,
2008)
44%
of Americans say that Islam
is more likely to encourage violence than other
religions, up from 25%
in the March 2002
poll.” The Pew Research
Center and The Pew Forum, July 24,
2003,
www.people-press.org).
93%
of Muslims, 80%
of Jews, 59%
of Catholics, and 56%
of Protestants in the U.S.
see Muslim Americans as being loyal
to their country.
http://www.abudhabigallupcenter.com/File/148778/MAR_Report_ADGC_Bilingual_072011_sa_LR_web.pdf
89%
of Muslim Americans say there is never
a justification for individuals or
small groups attacking civilians,
with 79% of Mormon
Americans, 75% of Jewish
Americans, and 71% of Protestant
and Catholic Americans concurring.
^
81%
of Muslims and
78% of Jews support a future in
which an independent Palestinian state
would coexist alongside of Israel. ^
Favorable
views of Muslim-Americans
rose from 45%
in March 1991
to 59%
in December 2001.
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Appprox.
1
in 3
Muslim students
in the U.K
believe killing
in the name
of religion is justified,
and back the idea of a worldwide
Islamic caliphate based on sharia
law.
40
per cent support
introduction of sharia
into British law for
Muslims. Centre
for Social Cohesion, http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk
Of
100 mosques surveyed, 51
percent had texts on-site rated
as severely advocating violence;
30 percent had texts rated as
moderately advocating violence; and 19
percent had no violent texts at
all. Survey compiled by Mordechai Kedar and David
Yerushalmi and published by the Middle East Quarterly.
http://www.meforum.org/2931/american-mosques
42
percent of Americans
(approx. 60%
of Republicans
and 25%
of Democrats)
said they have an unfavorable
view of Muslim
countries,
compared to 25%
ten years ago. CNN/ORC
International poll, August 30th, 2011
A
survey by
LifeWay Research of 1,000 Protestant
pastors found
45
percent strongly
agreed
with the statement “I
believe Islam
is a dangerous
religion,”
while 21
percent agree
somewhat. Dec. 14 2009
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091214/-islam-is-a-dangerous-religion-most-american-pastors-say/index.html
4.5
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=160
5
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/66-american-faith-is-diverse-as-shown-among-five-faith-based-segments?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page
6
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/128-americans-describe-their-views-about-life-after-death