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What percentage of Americans believe in heaven?

76% 1/3 92.6%
Americans who believe in a heaven. Church of England clergy who question Jesus’ physical resurrection. College students with two Jewish parents who say they’re Jews.
75% 1/2 60%
Those who believe their actions on earth will determine whether they go there. Church of England clergy who doubt or disbelieve Jesus’ virgin birth. Those with only one Jewish parent who say they’re Jews.

Related Elsewhere

Related articles include:

One third of clergy do not believe in the ResurrectionThe Daily Telegraph, London (July 31, 2002)

Newsweek’s Divine ComedyChristianity Today (August 7, 2002)

Christianity Today‘s recent Go Figure columns include:

Americans continue to give to religious groups following September 11. (August 14, 2002)

The majority of Americans say September 11 proved there’s “too little religion.” (July 11, 2002)

Statistics on the Protestant clergy shortage and The Prayer of Jabez (May 23, 2002)

The number of Americans who say they have no religion is growing (May 8, 2002)

Orlando’s Holy Land Experience surpasses first year expectations and Christian music soars in 2001. (April 1, 2002)

Can an atheist lead a protest from the grave? (March 12, 2002)

Do Christian readers want more fiction or more Bible studies? (Feb. 6, 2002)

More Americans who read the Bible are more “at peace” than those who don’t. (Jan. 25, 2002)

How many U.S. senior pastors have a gift of evangelism? (Dec. 14, 2001)

Changes after September 11 (Nov. 12, 2001)

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Doors into Islam

Netherlands: Devout Christian becomes prime minister.

Quotation Marks

Letters

New Top Anglican Receives Mixed Reviews

God's Funeral

Matters of the Heart

Standup for Jesus

Saving Africa

The Long View: Globalists R Us

"Children First, Schools Next"

Transcending Security

Darkness at Jesus' Tomb

Expecting a Flood of Tourists

Pocket Idolatry

Doctrine Still Matters

Columbia: terrorist kill two more evangelical pastors.

Spain: Christians fear AIDS media campaign may ignore how people get the disease.

India: Christians reach out to war-weary Muslims in Kashmir.

Legal setback: Messianic Jews lose exclusive rights to use menorah symbol.

Evolving standards: Intelligent Design advocates ask Ohio to broaden origins discussion in public schools

Navy wins suit: Pentecostal chaplain plans to appeal discrimination case ruling.

Freedom fighters: Groups protest Sudan policy stalemate.

"Southern Baptists: Interfaith activity will cost D.C. Convention $476,000 in denominational funding."

"Cloning: President's Council on Bioethics recommends a partial ban, disappointing some conservatives"

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No Dissing This Learning

The Little School in the Living Room Grows Up

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