U.S. religiousness tops among world's industrial nations

Washington Times ^ | 12/20/02 | Larry Witham

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The United States is the most religious of the world's wealthy nations, and that inclination for belief makes it more akin to poorer countries than to other industrial societies, according to a poll of 44 nations released yesterday.

"Wealthier nations tend to place less importance on religion — with the exception of the United States," said the survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project. "Americans' views are closer to people in developing nations than to the publics of developed nations."

With six in 10 Americans saying religion plays a "very important" role in their lives, the U.S. public is about twice as religious as Canadians and far more inclined to faith than people in Western Europe or Japan.

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Yea, if you count secular humanism as a religion. Otherwise, this comes as a real shock to us.

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U.S. more religious than peers, poll finds

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