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•Seventy-one percent of American respondents and 75% of Canadian respondents agree that the church is generally helpful to society.
VIEWS ON GOD
God, a higher or supreme being, actually exists.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
78%
78%
19%
21%
AgreeDisagree
There exists only one God, the God described in the Bible.Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
56%
47%
42%
50%
AgreeDisagree
The God of the Bible is no different… from the gods or spiritual beings depicted by world religions
such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etcetera.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
54%
58%
40%
36%
AgreeDisagree
•More than three in four Americans and Canadians (78% each) agree that God actually exists, while about one in five in both countries disagrees.
•Americans (3%) are slightly more likely than Canadians (1%) to say they are not sure.
VIEWS OF JESUS AND THE BIBLE
Jesus died and came back to life.Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
61%
50%
31%
42%
AgreeDisagree
Believing in Jesus… makes a positive difference in a person’s life
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
75%
65%
23%
34%
AgreeDisagree
I would be willing to study the Bible if a friend asked me to.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
61%
51%
39%
48%
AgreeDisagree
VIEWS OF CHURCH
I do not think my lifestyle would be accepted at most Christian
churches.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
39%
29%
60%
68%
AgreeDisagree
The church is full of hypocrites, people who criticize others for doing the same thing they do
themselves.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
66%
41%
32%
53%
AgreeDisagree
I believe I can have a good relationship with God without being
involved in a church.
Americans
Canadians
82% 84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 98% 100%
88%
90%
10%
9%
AgreeDisagree
VIEWS OF CHRISTIANITY
I think Christianity today is more about organized religion than about loving
God and loving people.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
75%
58%
22%
38%
AgreeDisagree
Christians get on my nervesAmericans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
45%
27%
53%
72%
AgreeDisagree
SPIRITUALITY
I consider myself to be spiritualbecause I am interested in knowing more about God,
or a higher supreme being.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
73%
66%
27%
33%
AgreeDisagree
People who attend a Christian church are generally more spiritual than those who do not attend.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
38%
37%
60%
61%
AgreeDisagree
When a person dies, his or her spirit continues to exist in an afterlife.Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
76%
74%
17%
21%
AgreeDisagree
There exists a place of reward in the afterlife, sometimes called heaven.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
71%
67%
21%
28%
AgreeDisagree
There exists a place of punishment in the afterlife, sometimes called hell.Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
56%
51%
38%
44%
AgreeDisagree
OPENNESS TO OUTREACH
If someone wanted to tell me what she or he believed about Christianity, I would be willing to
listen.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
89%
89%
11%
11%
AgreeDisagree
I would be willing to study the Bible if a friend asked me to.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
61%
51%
39%
48%
AgreeDisagree
If a church presented truth to me in an understandable way that relates to my life now, I
would attend.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
62%
53%
36%
46%
AgreeDisagree
If people at church cared about me as a person, I would be more likely to attend.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
58%
47%
41%
53%
AgreeDisagree
I would be willing to join a small group of people to learn more about
the Bible and Jesus.
Americans
Canadians
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
46%
32%
53%
68%
AgreeDisagree
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