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To: DMaA who wrote (3953)	11/1/2006 12:28:19 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 10087

US divided on existence of God November 1, 2006 - 2:59PM Nearly half of Americans are not sure God exists, according to a poll released today that also found divisions among the public on whether God is male or female or whether God has a human form and has control over events. The survey conducted by Harris Poll found that 42 per cent of US adults are not "absolutely certain" there is a God compared to 34 per cent who felt that way when asked the same question three years ago. Among the various religious groups, 76 per cent of Protestants, 64 per cent of Catholics and 30 per cent of Jews said they are "absolutely certain" there is a God while 93 per cent of Christians who describe themselves as "Born Again" feel certain God exists. When questioned on whether God is male or female, 36 per cent of respondents said they think God is male, 37 per cent said neither male nor female and 10 per cent said "both male and female." Only one per cent think of God as a female, according to the poll. Asked whether God has a human form, 41 per cent said they think of God as "a spirit or power than can take on human form but is not inherently human." As to whether God controls events on Earth, 29 per cent believe that to be the case while 44 per cent said God "observes but does not control what happens on Earth". The survey was conducted online between October 4 and 10 among 2,010 US adults.