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The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Psalm 19:1 ESV
Psalm 19:1 ESV
The the following article is an example of how worldviews are negatively impacting the beleifs of the faithful about eternal life.
Majority of faithful believe other religions lead to eternal life, too
Americans overwhelmingly believe in God and religion, yet most don't feel bound by strict interpretations of their churches' doctrines, according to a survey released today by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
Most of the faithful, 70 percent, think there are paths to eternal life other than the one prescribed by their own religion. And 68 percent think there is "more than one true way" to interpret the teachings of their own religion.
Only Mormons (57 percent) and Jehovah's Witnesses (80 percent) have majorities who say only their religion is the "one true faith leading to eternal life," the survey found.
About 57 percent of Evangelical Protestants and 56 percent of Muslims think many religions can lead to eternal
salvation - a view also held by 89 percent of Hindus, 83 percent of mainline Protestants, 82 percent of Jews and 79 percent of Catholics.
Pew's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey included in-depth interviews with more than 36,000 Americans conducted in mid- to late 2007.
The survey found that more than two-thirds of Americans of all faiths take a non-dogmatic approach to interpreting the tenets of their own religions, except the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Mormons, also known as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
About 77 percent of Jehovah's Witnesses and 54 percent of Mormons say there is only one true way to interpret the teachings of their religions.
While 92 percent of Americans believe in the existence of God or a universal spirit, only about 70 percent say they are "absolutely certain."
Almost two-thirds of the faithful take the view that their religion's sacred texts are the word of God. That group is almost evenly divided between those who think the text should be interpreted literally and those who don't.
The Pew survey also confirmed a close link between Americans' religious practices and political attitudes.
"One of the realities of politics in the United States today is that people who regularly attend worship services and hold traditional religious views are much more likely to hold conservative political views," the Pew report said. "This pattern holds across a variety of religious traditions."
For example, about 73 percent of Evangelical Christians who attend church at least once a week say abortion should be illegal, compared with 45 percent of Evangelicals who attend less often.
Majority of faithful believe other religions lead to eternal life, too
Americans overwhelmingly believe in God and religion, yet most don't feel bound by strict interpretations of their churches' doctrines, according to a survey released today by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
Most of the faithful, 70 percent, think there are paths to eternal life other than the one prescribed by their own religion. And 68 percent think there is "more than one true way" to interpret the teachings of their own religion.
Only Mormons (57 percent) and Jehovah's Witnesses (80 percent) have majorities who say only their religion is the "one true faith leading to eternal life," the survey found.
About 57 percent of Evangelical Protestants and 56 percent of Muslims think many religions can lead to eternal
salvation - a view also held by 89 percent of Hindus, 83 percent of mainline Protestants, 82 percent of Jews and 79 percent of Catholics.
Pew's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey included in-depth interviews with more than 36,000 Americans conducted in mid- to late 2007.
The survey found that more than two-thirds of Americans of all faiths take a non-dogmatic approach to interpreting the tenets of their own religions, except the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Mormons, also known as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
About 77 percent of Jehovah's Witnesses and 54 percent of Mormons say there is only one true way to interpret the teachings of their religions.
While 92 percent of Americans believe in the existence of God or a universal spirit, only about 70 percent say they are "absolutely certain."
Almost two-thirds of the faithful take the view that their religion's sacred texts are the word of God. That group is almost evenly divided between those who think the text should be interpreted literally and those who don't.
The Pew survey also confirmed a close link between Americans' religious practices and political attitudes.
"One of the realities of politics in the United States today is that people who regularly attend worship services and hold traditional religious views are much more likely to hold conservative political views," the Pew report said. "This pattern holds across a variety of religious traditions."
For example, about 73 percent of Evangelical Christians who attend church at least once a week say abortion should be illegal, compared with 45 percent of Evangelicals who attend less often.