Thursday, February 01, 2007

State of the "other" union...

This appeared in the Washington Times this week...

Spiritual Side of the Nation

A Gallup Poll released yesterday found that Americans pay close attention to spiritual aspects of work, society and daily life…

82% believe in God; 13% in a “higher power”…

65% say they are spiritually committed…

79% believe there are clear guidelines about what is good and evil…

63% say the overall health of the nation largely depends on the spiritual health of the nation…

77% say the health of the nations economy depends on it’s spiritual health…

58% say success in life is largely determined by religious and spiritual forces in life…

64% say religious expressions would be tolerated or encouraged at work…

85% say that being ethical will pay off economically…

20% say spirituality influences the news sources on which they rely…

49% say they are “religious”; 40% say they are “spiritual”…

Washington Times 31 January 2007 Page A3

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