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Indeed, I wonder how different the results would have been had they asked, "do you believe in a deity?" or "are you spiritual?"



I can't speak for the other countries, but private polling data in the United States reveals many more people who believe in a deity or who self-describe as "spiritual" than who are affiliated with an organized religious community by regular attendance at group meetings.

http://religions.pewforum.org/affiliations

Christian scholars in the United States have noted that many self-described Christians do not have a set of doctrinal beliefs that accord with historic Christianity.

http://www.barna.org/transformation-articles/252-barna-surve...




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