Please, someone tell me this is an early April Fool's day prank!

[Thefremen]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17879317/site/newsweek/

Seems a bit odd to me that 3% are athiests but 49% know an athiest...Those athiests are real party animals, man!

Still, if this poll is to be believed, this country is totally ****ed, the amount of people who say "I follow Jesus' teachings" and then go around and totally ignore His stance on the seperation of church and state is frightening.

[Pelor]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17879317/site/newsweek/

Seems a bit odd to me that 3% are athiests but 49% know an athiest...Those athiests are real party animals, man!
Like-minded people tend to hang out together more than the average random sample?

[nightwng2000]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17879317/site/newsweek/

Seems a bit odd to me that 3% are athiests but 49% know an athiest...Those athiests are real party animals, man!

Still, if this poll is to be believed, this country is totally ****ed, the amount of people who say "I follow Jesus' teachings" and then go around and totally ignore His stance on the seperation of church and state is frightening.

"The NEWSWEEK Poll, conducted March 28-March 29, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points for questions based on all registered voters and plus or minus 6 percentage points for results based on registered Republicans and Republican leaners. In conducting the poll, Princeton Survey Research Associates International interviewed 1,004 adults aged 18 and older. "

I call foul.

A mere 1004 people sampled. And only registed voters. And you'll notice a mention of Republican and Democrats, but not Independant parties or Unaffiliated individuals.

This is by no means an accurate sampling of America.

[Pelor]

A mere 1004 people sampled.
Contrary to popular opinion, you only need around a thousand people to get an accurate poll. The thing has a margin of error of 4%.
And only registed voters.
That's a good point, but they did ask questions about who the person would vote for and if the respondent thinks religion should be in politics. Who really cares what non-voters think?

[Dagrak]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6520463.stm

This shows an interesting difference between how the UK feels about religion and how the US does.

[Thefremen]

Contrary to popular opinion, you only need around a thousand people to get an accurate poll. The thing has a margin of error of 4%.

That's a good point, but they did ask questions about who the person would vote for and if the respondent thinks religion should be in politics. Who really cares what non-voters think?

Registered to a party. The entire state of Hawaii wasn't poll'd

[KN]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6520463.stm

This shows an interesting difference between how the UK feels about religion and how the US does.

Now take that percentage and divide it by 4. That's church attendance among christians in the Netherlands. They only make up 25% of the population, too.

Strangely, there still seems to be a shortage of priests in the catholic church. Many of them have SEVERAL congregations, so they must hastily preach to one, hop on a bike and dash off to the next village. Even though no one goes to church, there aren't enough priests. This is sad. This is so sad. And that makes me lol.

I suppose most christians here simply prefer a Personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who cares
Your own personal jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone whos there

[Ace_ofspade]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17879317/site/newsweek/

Seems a bit odd to me that 3% are athiests but 49% know an athiest...Those athiests are real party animals, man!

Still, if this poll is to be believed, this country is totally ****ed, the amount of people who say "I follow Jesus' teachings" and then go around and totally ignore His stance on the seperation of church and state is frightening.

Well, you can all thank-

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/b/b0/Wondershowzen14.JPG

[Pelor]

Registered to a party. The entire state of Hawaii wasn't poll'd
It says all registered voters.

[Demontestament]

It says all registered voters.

because Hawaii doesn't exist, they wanted "real" places not some willy nilly fantasy land where they talk in moonspeak :D. Just ****in with ya. When they say all Registered voters what they really mean is "All registered voters who would stop and take our mall survey."

[Thefremen]

It says all registered voters.

In the article it refers to "registered Republicans" "registered democrats" and "registered independents". It doesn't say "registered non-party affiliated".

[Pelor]

In the article it refers to "registered Republicans" "registered democrats" and "registered independents". It doesn't say "registered non-party affiliated".
Second page, last paragraph: "based on all registered voters".