By now many people are deeply immersed into the holiday season, purchasing last-minute gifts, finalizing guest lists and other related festivities and otherwise going about their business as usual.
Many individuals are not likely to publically profess their religious faith outside their place of worship or with like-minded parishioners. The reality is that many men and women do see religion as a pivotal force not only in their personal lives, but for the greater good as well.
A recent Gallup poll revealed that 57% of Americans believed that religion can answer all or most of today’s problems, while 30% took the position that religion is out of date. These were the results of Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey. Gallup initially asked this question in the 1950s. The question was asked once again in the 1970s. Since the 1980s, the question has been posed multiple times.
The following poll below demonstrates the gradual fluctuation of American attitudes toward religion:
The same poll also indicated among those who saw religion as crucial to society that:
· 84% attended church weekly
· 68% attended church nearly weekly or monthly
