Survey: Most Americans Remain Convinced God Exists
A new Gallup survey released on Tuesday found that the American population remains strong in their belief in God.
A new Gallup survey released on Tuesday found that the American population remains strong in their belief in God.
The poll, which sampled 1,002 national adults on Nov. 17-20, revealed some 94 percent of Americans think God exists. Among the remaining population, only 5 percent feel God "does not exist" with most of them "not sure" of even that, and one percent are certain there is no God.
Those who say they believe in God were also rated on how strongly they believe. Nearly 8 in 10 say they are "convinced" God exists, the poll found. Even among the unchurched and those who seldom attend church, some 61 percent of them are convinced that God exists.
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The wave of disasters that struck in the past couple of years had brought to question the existence of God among the tens of thousands of victims. More so than the existence, however, many questioned God's role in the natural disasters.
A Beliefnet.com poll that was conducted earlier showed that 46 percent of the surveyed people said they believe in God and that the supernatural has nothing to do with any specific natural disaster; 29 percent said disasters are sent by God; 12 percent said "God is testing us;" and 6 percent said "God is punishing us." Only 8 percent said God doesn't exist and that disasters are just forces of nature.
Americans' belief in God continues to remain fairly consistent even during struggles and disastrous times.
Further findings from the Gallup poll showed that conservatives are more likely to be convinced in their belief than liberals, 87 percent to 61 percent; women more likely than men, 82 percent to 73 percent; and residents of the South more than those in the East, 88 percent to 70 percent.
