How religion defines America

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:55:03 -0300
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Subject: How religion defines America
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>

from the BBC, for IP if you like


How religion defines America

By Dr Richard Land
Southern Baptist Convention

Unlike some other Western countries, the United States remains an 
overwhelmingly religious society. The BBC programme What the World Thinks 
of God examines the modern world's relationship with God. Among those 
taking part is Dr Richard Land who explains how profoundly religion 
influences American society and politics.

The USA is a very religious society. Evidence abounds demonstrating 
Americans' deep and abiding religious convictions.

A Gallup Poll released in November 2003 found that six out of ten Americans 
said that religion was "very important" in their lives.

In contrast, in Canada and the United Kingdom, two societies often 
perceived as quite similar to the United States, only 28% and 17% 
respectively described religion as similarly important in their lives.

A survey done in 2001 by the City University of New York Graduate Center 
found that 85% of Americans identify with some religious faith.

The same study concluded that by most standards the United States was a 
more professingly religious country than any European nations except 
Ireland and Poland.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/wtwtgod/3518221.stm

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