Two-thirds (65%) of white Democrats do not believe in a God or higher spiritual power that is “all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving,” Pew Research Center reported Wednesday.
Pew released results of a new survey of more than 4,700 U.S. adults regarding their views on the existence and nature of “God, higher power or spiritual force” showing that 95% of Republicans and 95% of nonwhite Democrats believe in God/higher power. But, only 78% of white Democrats believe in the existence of God/higher power.
Believe in God/Higher Power/Spiritual Force:
–Republicans: 95%
–Non-White Dems: 95%
–White Dems: 78%
–All Dems: 86%
And, while two-thirds of both Republicans (67%) and nonwhite Democrats (64%) say God is “all-knowing, all-powerful and all-loving,” only a third of white Democrats (35%) share this belief:
God All-Knowing, All-Loving and All-Powerful:
–Republicans: 67%
–Non-White Dems: 64%
–White Dems: 35%
–All Dems: 49%
Republicans and nonwhite Democrats are also much more likely to believe God possesses any one of these traits than are white Democrats:
God All-Powerful:
–Republicans: 72%
–NonWhite Dems: 72%
–White Dems: 38%
God All-Knowing:
–Republicans: 80%
–Non-White Dems: 77%
–White Dems: 52%
God All-Loving:
–Republicans: 85%
–Non-White Dems: 83%
–White Dems: 63%
Likewise, only 32% of white Democrats hold the traditional view of God “as described in the Bible,” compared to 70% of Republicans and 62% of nonwhite Democrats:
Believe in Bible God:
–Republicans: 70%
–Non-White Dems: 62%
–White Dems: 32%
–All Dems: 45%
About three-fourths of Republicans say God influences their lives, but less than two-thirds of Democrats agree:
God determines mix of big and little things in their lives (those who believe God determines anything):
–Republicans: 76%
–Dems: 62%
God determines mix of good and bad things in their lives:
–Republicans: 74%
–Dems: 63%
(Courtesy of CNSNews.com)
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