[Vision2020] Religion raises more questions than answers for Canadians: poll

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Religion raises more questions than answers for Canadians: poll
Scott Maniquet  Sep 15, 2011 - 9:30 AM ET | Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011 7:07 PM ET 

 
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A new poll has found that 47% of Canadians believe that religion does more harm than good, while 53% believe the opposite.

Canadians are also split on whether 'religious practice is an important factor in the moral lives of Canadians,' with 49% agreeing with the statement and 51% disagreeing.

The Ipsos Reid poll also found that 64% of Canadians believe religion raises more questions than answers in their personal lives and in a larger sense. However, 90% of those who said they attend a religious service on a weekly basis agree that 'religion helps them find answers to what's going on in the world an in their own life.'


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Some more findings:

  a.. 53% of respondents said they believe in God. (Interestingly, 28% of those identified as Protestants, 33% of Catholics, and 23% of those who attend weekly religious services do not.) 
  b.. 29% believe in heaven and 19% believe in hell. (71% of weekly service goers believe in heaven and 54% of them believe in hell.) 
  c.. 89% are 'completely comfortable' being around people with different religious beliefs. 
  d.. 71% said they do not think religious people make better citizens.
The national survey of 1,129 adults was conducted this month for the Global TV/CTS Television show Context with Lorna Dueck . Its results are considered accurate within 3 percentage points 19 times out of 20.


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