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Sep 28, 2015 · 1. Socialization. People are taught to believe in the devil by their parents and other family members, and so when one is raised with such a belief, it takes on a force of factuality that is ...
Jul 20, 2023 · WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The percentages of Americans who believe in each of five religious entities -- God, angels, heaven, hell and the devil -- have edged downward by three to five percentage points since 2016. Still, majorities believe in each, ranging from a high of 74% believing in God to lows of 59% for hell and 58% for the devil.
Apr 13, 2009 · Much like their perceptions of Satan, most Christians do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a living force, either. Overall, 38% strongly agreed and 20% agreed somewhat that the Holy Spirit is “a symbol of God’s power or presence but is not a living entity.”. Just one-third of Christians disagreed that the Holy Spirit is not a living ...
Apr 21, 2020 · The study found that 51 percent of Americans believe God is an “all-powerful, all-knowing, perfect and just creator of the universe who still rules the world today.”. This is a significant decline from 30 years ago when the number was 73 percent. When asked about the existence of Satan, 56 percent said, “Satan is not merely a symbol of ...
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Jul 31, 2023 · The 21st century has been hard on God, with faith in the divine and organized religion facing unrelenting decline. The Devil, it turns out, is not doing much better. Losing faith in God seems to ...
Oct 12, 2023 · “People kind of throw up their hands, even people who want to do something positive.” That sense of helplessness, the discouragement, can be demonic. “We just collapse in our own inability ...
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Jul 31, 2023 · WASHINGTON (BP) — Belief in God, Satan, angels, heaven and hell is at a 23-year low in America, Gallup Poll said in its latest update. But most Americans still believe in the spiritual entities. Gallup found: — 74 percent believe in God compared to 90 percent in 2001, the greatest decline in the study; — 69 percent believe in angels, down ...
