Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic More than 1/4 of Canadians Don't Believe in a god Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]Moridin[/m] at 9:51 am on June 16, 2008[quote][url=http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/434725]More than 1/4 of Canadians Don't Believe in a god[/url] [quote]Fewer than three-quarters of Canadians believe in a god, suggests a new Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey. "Religion in Canada today is not a particularly divisive subject and tolerance levels for different beliefs are high," said Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson. "This is evident in the fact that one in four people feel comfortable saying they do not believe in a god." The poll found 72 per cent of respondents said they believed in a god, while 23 per cent said they did not believe in any god. Six per cent did not offer an opinion. Polls have told a different story in the United States. "Canada's secularism stands in clearer distinction, when compared to the cultural and political influences of religion in the United States," said Anderson. "In one Harris Interactive study in the United States, conducted in 2007, the number who said they were non-believers was only eight per cent."[/quote] This is great news![/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Moridin Posted at 9:51 am on June 16, 2008 More than 1/4 of Canadians Don't Believe in a god Fewer than three-quarters of Canadians believe in a god, suggests a new Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey. "Religion in Canada today is not a particularly divisive subject and tolerance levels for different beliefs are high," said Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson. "This is evident in the fact that one in four people feel comfortable saying they do not believe in a god." The poll found 72 per cent of respondents said they believed in a god, while 23 per cent said they did not believe in any god. Six per cent did not offer an opinion. Polls have told a different story in the United States. "Canada's secularism stands in clearer distinction, when compared to the cultural and political influences of religion in the United States," said Anderson. "In one Harris Interactive study in the United States, conducted in 2007, the number who said they were non-believers was only eight per cent." This is great news!

Replies Link01 Posted at 8:11 am on June 18, 2008 Quote: from Lepperking at 3:09 pm on June 18, 2008 The plague that is religion is finally subsiding. you realize 3/4 still belive last time i checked that is a high avarage iamben Posted at 7:24 am on June 18, 2008 Regardless of the point behind those statistics being posted, I think you'll find that they are inaccurate. In Australia, we have something around 60% of people proposing that they believe in Christianity, whilst the levels of church attendance are significantly less. I'm not suggesting that church attendance has a direct relation to someone's faith, but it does lead to questioning of the credibility of the statistics. I know many people that claim to be religious, simply because their parents said they were, it says so on their birth certificate, and they may have been baptised at birth. The majority of these people aren't religious in the slightest. Those statistics are never going to be a true account of the distribution of peoples faiths. Lepperking Posted at 7:09 am on June 18, 2008 The plague that is religion is finally subsiding. gronk Posted at 6:40 am on June 18, 2008 Quote: from Moridin at 2:51 am on June 17, 2008 More than 1/4 of Canadians Don't Believe in a god Fewer than three-quarters of Canadians believe in a god, suggests a new Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey. "Religion in Canada today is not a particularly divisive subject and tolerance levels for different beliefs are high," said Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson. "This is evident in the fact that one in four people feel comfortable saying they do not believe in a god." The poll found 72 per cent of respondents said they believed in a god, while 23 per cent said they did not believe in any god. Six per cent did not offer an opinion. Polls have told a different story in the United States. "Canada's secularism stands in clearer distinction, when compared to the cultural and political influences of religion in the United States," said Anderson. "In one Harris Interactive study in the United States, conducted in 2007, the number who said they were non-believers was only eight per cent." This is great news! I agree, it is great that 72% of Canadians believe in God, hopefully they believe in Christ  as Lord and will ask for forgivenss, so their lives can be renewed and restored   exceedinglyrare Posted at 6:19 am on June 18, 2008 Quote: from Takinam at 6:37 am on June 18, 2008 I'm Canadian. Excellent. I'm one of the 1/4th that doesn't believe. Fear us, Americans! OoooOOoooh! While your in church reading the bible, we're out living life or reading books on how to get the average Christian to leave us alone. You actually have to read books on how to do that? You must be pretty stupid. Soren Kierkegaard Posted at 5:32 am on June 18, 2008 Quote: from Takinam at 3:37 am on June 18, 2008 I'm Canadian. Excellent. I'm one of the 1/4th that doesn't believe. Fear us, Americans! OoooOOoooh! While your in church reading the bible, we're out living life or reading books on how to get the average Christian to leave us alone. Yes, but you're also Canada, and almost everyone short of the common idiot actually cares about what you generally believe.  I'm with Rare on this over the significance of your Atheism and how at all relevant it is in the grand scheme of this debate? Takinam Posted at 3:37 am on June 18, 2008 I'm Canadian. Excellent. I'm one of the 1/4th that doesn't believe. Fear us, Americans! OoooOOoooh! While your in church reading the bible, we're out living life or reading books on how to get the average Christian to leave us alone. Soren Kierkegaard Posted at 6:27 pm on June 17, 2008 Quote: from exceedinglyrare at 11:50 am on June 17, 2008 Quote: from Moridin at 1:33 pm on June 17, 2008 Why are you shouting? Where did I claim that it had any bearing over your personal faith? You are acting irrational, more than ever. Out of curiosity, Moridin, you never explained why anyone should care about this. Would you mind telling me? Because he can't seem to answer his own dilemma? Shaknbake Posted at 2:13 pm on June 17, 2008 I understood that to be about the same percentage as in my home state. exceedinglyrare Posted at 11:50 am on June 17, 2008 Quote: from Moridin at 1:33 pm on June 17, 2008 Why are you shouting? Where did I claim that it had any bearing over your personal faith? You are acting irrational, more than ever. Out of curiosity, Moridin, you never explained why anyone should care about this. Would you mind telling me? SteelRain Posted at 11:30 am on June 17, 2008 Quote: from Moridin at 9:51 am on June 16, 2008 More than 1/4 of Canadians Don't Believe in a god Fewer than three-quarters of Canadians believe in a god, suggests a new Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey. "Religion in Canada today is not a particularly divisive subject and tolerance levels for different beliefs are high," said Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson. "This is evident in the fact that one in four people feel comfortable saying they do not believe in a god." The poll found 72 per cent of respondents said they believed in a god, while 23 per cent said they did not believe in any god. Six per cent did not offer an opinion. Polls have told a different story in the United States. "Canada's secularism stands in clearer distinction, when compared to the cultural and political influences of religion in the United States," said Anderson. "In one Harris Interactive study in the United States, conducted in 2007, the number who said they were non-believers was only eight per cent." This is great news! Places like washington State, Oregon, Vermont, and New Hampshire have populations of agnostics and atheists ranging from 22-27%. Moridin Posted at 10:33 am on June 17, 2008 Quote: from Soren Kierkegaard at 6:35 pm on June 17, 2008 Yes, and isn't it odd how an enormous representation of pregnant Roman Catholics refused to use contraceptives prior to engaging in sexual activity?  Oh wait, no, not at all. WHO CARES WHAT CANADA BELIEVES IN, MORIDIN? How does their religious preference have any bearing over the validity of my personal faith or choice of practice? Why are you shouting? Where did I claim that it had any bearing over your personal faith? You are acting irrational, more than ever. Soren Kierkegaard Posted at 8:35 am on June 17, 2008 Yes, and isn't it odd how an enormous representation of pregnant Roman Catholics refused to use contraceptives prior to engaging in sexual activity?  Oh wait, no, not at all. WHO CARES WHAT CANADA BELIEVES IN, MORIDIN? How does their religious preference have any bearing over the validity of my personal faith or choice of practice? King Kong Posted at 7:27 am on June 17, 2008 title is missleading it sould have read one in four   Cruizer Posted at 2:34 am on June 17, 2008 sweet Most recent 15 of 38 previous replies displayed.