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Written on November 27, 2010 at 7:00 am by God Discussion Reporter

Slim Majority of 18,000 Agree: Religion Is NOT a Force for Good (Take Our Poll)

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In a survey

conducted by Ipsos Reid that was commissioned before the debate between

Tony Blair and Hitchens, 52 per cent of those polled did not believe that religion is a force for good. They agreed

with the sentiment that "religious beliefs promote intolerance, exacerbate ethnic divisions and impede social progress."

18,000 people in 23 countries were polled, according to CBC News. A partial breakdown of countries where those believed that religion is a force for good was:

Country…………………………. % who agree

Saudi Arabia …………………………92

Indonesia …………………………….91

India …………………………………..69

United States ………………………..65

Russia …………………………………59

Italy …………………………………..50

Turkey ………………………………..43

Canada ………………………………..36

Australia ……………………………..32

Great Britain …………………………29

Japan ………………………………….29

France …………………………………24

Belgium ……………………………….21

Sweden ………………………………..19

What Do You Think About Religion? Take Our Poll.

Results will display immediately after you submit your vote. The survey will close on Saturday, December 4, 2010.

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themanofearth says:

November 27, 2010 at 9:05 am

If Palin wins the presidency this will be a helpful list of countries I would want to immigrate to.

I'm leaning toward Canada and below.

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admin says:

November 27, 2010 at 11:15 am

I agree, Man of Earth! But I'd add Huckabee, Gingrich and Pence to that list.

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November 27, 2010 at 2:41 pm

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November 27, 2010 at 6:54 pm

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Tbear1942 says:

November 28, 2010 at 9:41 am

Religion is the cause of most of the problems in the world today. With the lone exception of North Korea all of the combatants in the world today depend on their religious beliefs to support their aggression against others.

Our religion is the only true faith, yours is blasphemy!

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Nugee says:

December 2, 2010 at 4:57 am

You have to be careful in choosing what you believe. Some advocates of a certain type of religion bring all religion into disrepute. The essence of Chsitianity is that there is a God who cares

how you conduct yourself, with whom you can on occasion communicate; there is a life after death in which you may be called to account for your life on earth; the kind of life that Jesus advocated is one in which you recognise the sovereignty of God, you behave with respect for all human beings ("love" in the popular sense is asking for a bit much, unless you understand "love your neighbour" as meaning "respect your neighbour and behave to him as you would wish him to beheve to you", which is the true meaning of love in the teaching of Jesus and generally

in the New Testament), self-centredness is the fundamental sin and the opposite of love, unselfishness is an attitude you should strive to adopt so far as is consistent with the work that you do, family life and

love between husband and wife and parents and children and grandchildren is of paramount importance, life in a community such as a church congregation (and in particular round the table at the celebration of the Lord's Supper or Eucharist) is part of a Christian way of life. The aims are not too difficult to achieve, though many, including self-proclaimed Christians, fail to achieve them. If everyone followed the foregoing Christian principles, one could truly say that religion is a force for good.

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