Americans More Religious Than Europeans, Poll Shows

GOPUSA ^ | June 8, 2005 | By Alexa Moutevelis

[Fruit of the Spirit]

A new global poll reinforces the perception that Americans, as a whole, are far more religious than Europeans. The Associated Press teaming up with Washington, D.C., firm Ipsos-Public Affairs, found that 86 percent of Americans and Mexicans consider religion to be "important" in their lives, but that only 43 percent of residents in the United Kingdom and 37 percent of those in France have a similar attitude.

The survey involved 1,000 respondents from ten countries -- Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Nearly 20 percent of Frenchmen and South Koreans said they do not believe in God while 70 percent of Americans indicated that they "know" God exists and have "no doubts" about it. Only Mexico -- at 80 percent -- topped the U.S. in that category.

Forty-one percent of South Koreans and 31 percent of Germans indicated there was no religion in their lives - the two highest totals for that category. The U.S. joined Mexico and Italy in having less than 10 percent of its population claiming no religion.

[Fruit of the Spirit]

Well, duh!!

That's why DemonRats are falling further behind.

[RockinRight]

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[Red Badger]

Well Duh Duh! That's why the early settlers left Europe in the first place! Funny how the traditions keep on keepin' on!.......

[brooklyn dave]

No SH## Sherlock, they didn't have to do a survey on that one.

[DarkSavant]

Ipsos-Public Affairs: Masters of the Obvious

[Brilliant]

Sure, if the poll doesn't consider EU Muslims as "Europeans."

[nmh]

"Religious" ... okay ... "saved" unlikely ... why would I say that ... look at what they endorse.

[pikachu]

Didn't most of the religious Euro-peons left. I remember something from my California elementarys schools days about their Mayflower moving van hitting a Plymouth outside of Boston.

[DTogo]

Americans are also more concerned about border security and immigration. So WTF is the GOP going to do about it??

[highlander_UW]

Perhaps they should have worded this "the Europeans are more anti-religious than the US. It's a more accurate reflection of the European attitude to the US as well as the bulk of the Left's view in the US.

[July 4th]

I abhor illegal immigration, but I'll say this. At least the people streaming across the border are (for the most part) Christians rather than Muslims. Long term, our illegal problem leaves us far better off as opposed to Europe.

[Fruit of the Spirit]

"Didn't most of the religious Euro-peons left."

Actually, no, they didn't and they weren't peons. And history is about to be revised because it wasn't the pilgrims who first landed on American soil. Jamestown will take the title from Plymouth Rock.

[conservativewasp]

The numbers in Europe will improve as they are forced to converty to Islam or face torture and execution.

[conservativewasp]

Make that "convert"

[smpb]

When the U.S. was founded, Europe was still very religious.

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

I abhor illegal immigration, but I'll say this. At least the people streaming across the border are (for the most part) Christians rather than Muslims. Long term, our illegal problem leaves us far better off as opposed to Europe.

I completely agree. We have far fewer problems than Europe does.

[Bon mots]

But more Europeans regularly pray in their Mosques.

[Wyrm]

Americans More Religious Than Europeans...........

And bears shit in the woods :)

[GSlob]

"saved" unlikely ... You are absolutely right. The saving rate is abominably low, and that's why there are problematic deficits. But then, it'd be a nontrivial exercise to find good investments on the scale needed to address this problem - even Warren Buffett has acknowledged that much.

[jveritas]

Just breaking: 1+1=2 after extensive studies.