The Role of Religion: Banneker Center Survey #170
RESULTS
Results of January Survey
The Role of Religion
Thank you for your opinions! Here is what you said.
The institution that should play the biggest role in the education of youth is:
77% said the family
6% said the government
3% said religion
11% said other
3% said unsure
Providing assistance to the indigent, poor, or destitute:
69% said should be a top concern of religions
23% said should be a concern of religions, but not a top concern
8% sid should be of little concern to religions
Religion is:
17% said a fraud, an opiate to keep people down
49% said necessary to the human soul and the human spirit's development
23% said neither of the above
11% said both of the above
How did you learn morals and values?
11% said from religion
71% said from family
3% said from school
9% said from peers or other individuals
6% said from television and other media
Do you believe in a God or other supernatural being?
54% said yes, in one god
3% said yes, in more than one god
23% said unsure
20% said no
There is only one true religion.
31% said yes, that is right
69% said no, that is wrong
0% said unsure
The three great monotheistic religious traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) are responsible for how much of the violence of the last 2,000 years?
14% said less than 15%
3% said 15-35%
12% said 36-50%
12% said 51-65%
19% said 66-85%
40% said more than 85%
A person's religion or lack of one should not affect how he or she is treated by the government or in education, hiring, housing, ability to marry, or treatment in the courts.
91% said yes, that is right
6% said no, that is wrong
3% said unsure