Tag: Poll

A new analysis of religious identification finds that contrary to popular and scholarly belief, Latinos in the USA are not leaving the Catholic Church for Protestant churches but are abandoning religion completely.

Only half of Britons now consider themselves Christian after a sharp decline in religious belief over the past quarter of a century, according to a new academic study.  The proportion of Britons who say they have “no religion” has increased from 31 per cent to 43 per cent.

A new Pew survey finds that large numbers of Americans engage in multiple religious practices, for example blending Christianity with Eastern or New Age beliefs such as reincarnation, astrology and the presence of spiritual energy in physical objects. And sizeable minorities of all major U.S. religious groups say they have experienced supernatural phenomena, such as being in touch with the dead or with ghosts.

According to a Mori poll commissioned by the British Council, more than half the population believes it’s OK for children to be told about creationism and Intelligent Design in school science lessons along with evolution. The poll shows 54 per cent of Britons would not object to biology teachers discussing ‘alternative perspectives’ on the origin of life alongside explanations of evolution.

More than half of adults in a survey of 10 countries thought school science lessons should teach evolutionary theories alongside creationism. Among those who knew of Darwinism, on average 53% felt other possible perspectives should also be taught.