Most Americans Believe Religion Is the Answer to Today’s Problems
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iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — According to a new Gallup Values and Beliefs survey, a majority of Americans believe that religion holds the answer to today’s problems.
In the poll, 57 percent of 1,000 adults surveyed agreed with that statement.
Those who were more inclined to put their faith in faith were older, conservative, and generally from the South.
However, the result is a far cry from the 1950s, when Americans seemed to have a lot more belief in a higher authority. Back then, 82 percent said religious was the answer to problems.
As of now, 30 percent of Americans say that depending on religion as a cure for problems is, “old fashioned and out of date.”
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