Nearly two-thirds of Americans think they're Heaven-bound

Sun-Sentinel.com ^ | October 24, 2003 | K. Connie Kang

[Chummy]

Next stop, the Pearly Gates ... or hell?

Nearly two-thirds think they're going to heaven, while few believe they're hell-bound, survey finds

By K. Connie Kang Los Angeles Times Posted October 24 2003, 10:57 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES -- An overwhelming majority of Americans continue to believe that there is life after death and that heaven and hell exist, according to a new study. What's more, nearly two-thirds think they are heaven-bound.

On the other hand, only one-half of 1% said they were hell-bound, according to a national poll by the Oxnard-based Barna Research Group, an independent marketing research firm that has tracked trends related to beliefs, values and behaviors since 1984....

[Chummy]

..and I'll wager that, of that one-half of 1%, you'd find not one Politician in the sorry bunch!

[theDentist]

Sure you will. He got on the wrong elevator.

[Maceman]

The other third are Democrats.

[q_an_a]

the ones that don't are liberals and they believe in the power of government; thus they do not seek a heaven. Want proof? the number that don't believe in heaven is about the same as the anti-bush, liberal RAT count factored into every poll.

[tessalu]

This poll shows that our churches have not done a good job of teaching the gospel.