Optimistic About Religion For Goodness Sake: Why So Many Want Religion to Play a Greater Role in American Life, published by Public Agenda finds the following about Americans attitudes toward religion in their lives.
· 85% say if more American were to become more religious, it’s likely that parents would do a better job of raising their kids.
· 69% say more religion is the best way to strengthen family values and moral behavior.
· 53% of both Americans and of Evangelicals say that public schools should deal with the issues of prayer in the classroom by having a moment of silence, not through expressly religious prayer.
· 52% say public schools often go overboard in taking the meaning out of holiday celebrations for most students by limiting the use of religious symbols.
· 60% say people should bring up their religious beliefs with co-workers with care while 30% advocate avoiding the topic altogether. (Church Business 9/01)
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