At 08:15 PM Friday 12/22/2006, William T Goodall wrote: >"Religion does more harm than good - poll >82% say faith causes tension in country where two thirds are not >religious >Julian Glover and Alexandra Topping >Saturday December 23, 2006 >Guardian > >More people in Britain think religion causes harm than believe it >does good, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today. It shows >that an overwhelming majority see religion as a cause of division and >tension - greatly outnumbering the smaller majority who also believe >that it can be a force for good. > >The poll also reveals that non-believers outnumber believers in >Britain by almost two to one. It paints a picture of a sceptical >nation with massive doubts about the effect religion has on society: >82% of those questioned say they see religion as a cause of division >and tension between people. Only 16% disagree. The findings are at >odds with attempts by some religious leaders to define the country as >one made up of many faith communities. > >Most people have no personal faith, the poll shows, with only 33% of >those questioned describing themselves as "a religious person". A >clear majority, 63%, say that they are not religious - including more >than half of those who describe themselves as Christian.
As is the case with so many reports of the results of polls, it would be informative to see how the questions were worded. (Googling "guardian religion poll" leads to the article, but I don't see a link to a copy of the poll questions there . . . ) -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
