Re: [Phys-l] Why no Atheist can be elected.

["David T. Marx" <marx@phy.ilstu.edu>]

BC,
     If the Islamists have their way, those numbers for Europe may change
     dramatically in the coming decades.



> <>"According to Norris and Inglehart (2004), 6% of those in the United
> States do not believe in God. According to a 2004 survey commissioned by
> the BBC( v ), 9% of Americans do not believe in God. Rice (2003) found
> that 3.8% of Americans don´t believe in God or "a spirit or life force."
> According to Hout and Fischer (2002), between 3-4.5% of Americans are
> either atheist or agnostic; Marwell and Demerath (2003) suggest that a
> more accurate estimate is 7%. According to Paul (2002) and Froese
> (2001), 8% of Americans are atheist or agnostic. The Pew Forum on
> Religion and Public Life found that 16% of Americans claim no religious
> affiliation (Kang, 2004). According to Gallup and Lindsay (1999:99), 5%
> of Americans do not believe in God or a "Higher Power."
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> Other countries:
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> http://www.pitzer.edu/academics/faculty/zuckerman/atheism.html
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> bc, referred by UnderNews
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