Posts made in June, 2008

Report: 92 Percent of Americans Believe in God

Posted on Jun 28, 2008 in Blog | 142 comments

A study released June 23, 2008, found that 92 percent of Americans believe in God, including about one in five who say they are atheists. The survey1 by the Pew Research Center?s Forum on Religion and Public Life is the organization?s second report based on the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, one of the largest polls ever conducted on Americans? religious views, with more than 35,000 adults interviewed. The first report,2 released in February, examined the religious makeup of America.3 The second report states that 74 percent of Americans believe in heaven and 59 percent believe in hell....