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1 Selected Charts from What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion (2008, Baylor University Press) by Dr. Rodney Stark, Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and Co-Director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University For more on the Baylor Surveys of Religion:.

2 Table 16 Congregational Friendships and Witnessing How many of your friends attend your place of worship? Friends in place of worship None Some Half or more 15 % 29 % 44 % 0% 20% 40% 60% Witnessed Page 43: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

3 Table 18 On the Bright Side 92 % 85 % Heaven absolutely exists Very, or quite, certain you will get into heaven The Rapture will absolutely take place 53 % 79 % 82 % 49 % Agree: God rewards the faithful with major successes 57 % 46 % Page 46: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

4 Table 19 On the Dark Side 90 % Hell absolutely exists Devil /Satan absolutely exists 69 % 83 % Agree that God is angered by human sin 66 % 72 % 67 % Page 47: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

5 60 % Read the Bible daily Table 20 Personal Commitment Attend services weekly or more often 46 % Tithe 39 % 46 % 36 % Pray at least once a day or more often 61 % 33 % 32 % Attend a Bible-study group 52 % 43 % Page 47: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

6 Table 21 Religious and Mystical Experiences Index of Religious and Mystical Experience: High 67 % Medium 39 % 15 % Low 18 % 15 % 19 % None 3 % 24 % Page 48: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

7 Table 22 Intimacy Half or more of their friends attend their congregations 41 % 25 % Have no friends in their congregations 12 % 22 % Page 48: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

8 Table 23 Outreach In the past month did you: Witness/share your faith with friends 83 % Witness/share your faith with strangers 52 % 53 % 35 % Page 49: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

9 Table 24 Volunteerism I do volunteer work for the community, not through my place of worship 40 % 31 % I do volunteer work for the community, through my place of worship 41 % 34 % During the past month participated in faith-based programs not affiliated or sponsored by a congregation (e.g., prison ministry, homeless shelter, etc.) 18 % 9 % Page 50: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

10 Table 25 Demographics Age of church members: 70 and over 6 % 12 % Age of church members: % 35 % Church affiliation with liberal Protestant denominations 21 % 47 % Page 51: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

11 Table 52 Percent of those who do not believe in God by year 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 1944 Gallup 1947 Gallup 1964 American Piety 1994 GSS 2005 Baylor Survey 2007 Baylor Survey Page 117: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

12 Table 54 Religious Self-Identity and Belief in the Occult and Paranormal Evangelical 14 % 30 % Born again 18 % 31 % Fundamentalist 17 % 29 % Bible-believing 23 % 32 % Theologically conservative Theologically liberal 0% 13 % 31 % 40 % 26 % 20% 40% Percent high on the index 60% Believe in the Occult and Paranormal Do not believe in the Occult and Paranormal Page 129: What Americans Really Believe: New Findings from the Baylor Surveys of Religion

THE VALUES AND BELIEFS OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC

Selected Charts from THE VALUES AND BELIEFS OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC Wave III Baylor Religion Survey September 2011 College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology Media inquiries: Office of Media Communications