A new survey conducted by pollster Ipsos Reid showed a drop in the number of Canadian believers in God to 71 percent from 84 percent in 2000.
The results, which are yet to be officially released by the pollster, was reported by Canwest News Service, which together with Global National, commissioned the survey that covered 1,000 respondents.
The difference between male and female perception of a God was sharp since the percentage of men who believed dropped to 63 percent from 86 percent, while among women the decrease was just to 79 percent from 82 percent. By age group the largest declines were registered by middle-aged and senior Canadians....