ABOUT BLACK AMERICANS - RELIGION

2004 Black Entertainment Television/CBS poll, 2003 & 2004 Pew Research Center surveys, 2003 Harris Poll, 2004 Religion and Ethics Newsweekly survey

71% Protestant, 15% non-denominational Christian, 7% Catholic, 4% no religion, 2% Muslim, 1% other

Evangelical Christian rate: 62% say Bible is God's literal word
Religious service attendance: 41% attend every week, 22% a few times a year, 19% once or twice a month, 12% almost every week, 6% never

96% believe in God
76% believe in the devil
86% believe in heaven
77% believe in hell
88% believe in Jesus Christ's resurrection
79% say soul survives after death
78% believe in the Virgin birth
90% believe in miracles
29% believe in reincarnation
Islam is fastest-growing religion (40% of U.S. Muslims are black)
USA has special protection from God: 58% yes, 28% no, 14% don't know
USA's strength & success is based on religious faith: 69% yes, 28% no
Must believe in God to be moral: 69% yes, 25% no
87% believe USA moral values are on the wrong track
Views of Muslim Americans: 58% favorable, 22% unfavorable, 20% don't know
Views of Muslims abroad: 52% favorable, 30% unfavorable, 18% don't know

Lessons of 9/11: 58% say religion has too little influence in the world, 22% say too much

42% believe Jews were responsible for Jesus' death

Israel fulfills biblical prophecy: 51% yes, 33% no, 16% don't know

How religion affects their vote: 26% frequently, 20% occasionally, 51% rarely
Proper for media to ask politicians about religion: 59% yes, 39% no

Should religious institutions express political views: 66% yes, 30% no
President Bush, religion, and policymaking: 56% relies too little on religion, 28% right amount, 8% too much

Consider not voting for president (can pick more than one): 51% atheists, 30% Muslim, 17% Catholic, 12% Jewish, 10% evangelical Christian