[daniel1212]

Chart is helpful, from http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/66-american-faith-is-diverse-as-shown-among-five-faith-based-segments?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=

	evangelicals	non-evan., born again	notional Christians	non-Christian faith	atheist/agnostic
mostly conservative on social issues	70%	37%	25%	12%	12%
registered Republican	58%	35%	26%	11%	15%
Bible or religious teaching is the basis of their moral decision-making	68%	27%	11%	8%	3%
believe that absolute moral truth exist	58%	27%	15%	17%	10%
homosexuality is a morally unacceptable lifestyle	95%	59%	38%	27%	20%
cohabitation is morally acceptable	10%	42%	65%	82%	92%
movies with explicit sexual behavior are morally acceptable	12%	33%	54%	75%	79%
having an abortion is morally acceptable	4%	24%	38%	67%	71%
read from the Bible in past 7 days	86%	53%	24%	17%	9%
attended church service in past 7 days	80%	58%	36%	14%	9%
strongly disagree that the devil, or Satan, is not a living being but is a symbol of evil	100%	26%	15%	20%	15%
strongly disagree that when He lived on earth, Jesus Christ was human and committed sins	100%	53%	27%	20%	20%
strongly disagree that the Holy Spirit is a symbol of God's presence or power but not a living entity	86%	22%	11%	20%	13%
sample size	313	1316	1754	282	300

[SeekAndFind]

I find this chart interesting in that the questions have “prescriptive” behavior in it ( e.g. Homosexuality is an unacceptable lifestyle ).

Twenty percent of atheists say it isn’t. This begs the question -— why ?

Believers can always refer to God’s laws to determine whether a lifestyle is or isn’t right.

What does the atheist refer to ? Darwinian evolution ? Or their own personal taste?