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WEDNESDAY, JUN 25, 2008| 1 comments

Survey shows Californians less religious than rest of nation

Californians are less likely to consider religion 'very important.' But of the 36,000 people surveyed, 42% said they think Hollywood is a corrupting influence.

Californians, long known for their propensity to buck convention, have apparently done it again: A national survey released Monday revealed that they are less religious and less certain about the existence of God than the nation as a whole.

Residents of the Golden State do not pray as much as people in other parts of the country. They are less inclined to take scripture literally. And they are likelier to embrace "more than one true way" of interpreting their religious teachings.

Fifty-nine percent of them say that homosexuality should be accepted by society, compared to 50% of people nationwide who hold that view, according to the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. ...

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6/25/08 2:46 PM

Jim Lincoln

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With all do respect to the Christians in California, and yes, you do deserve combat pay, being in the land of the fruits and the nuts, which is it I don't find anything surprising about this survey?

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