83 percent says god answers prayers

[Bob]

Poll: 83% say God answers prayers, 57% favor National Prayer Day - USATODAY.com By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY
Americans are overwhelmingly sure there's a God who answers prayers.

But that doesn't mean they all favor an official annual National Day of Prayer ? or that its goal should be promoting Christianity.

President Obama signed the annual proclamation last weekend, inviting Americans of all religious stripes to pray on Thursday, the 2010 National Day of Prayer.



This fits with most Americans' views: 92% say there is a God and 83% say this God answers prayers, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1,000 adults May 1-2. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.

The survey also asked two groups of 500 people each a question about the National Day of Prayer. These questions have a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

One group was asked if they favored or opposed the National Day of Prayer or if it "doesn't matter."

About 57% of adults favor it, and 38% shrugged it off. Only 4.5% opposed it.

For most 18- to 29-year-olds, it could be the National Day of Whatever ? 59% said it doesn't matter.

Those who most strongly favor it were Republicans (76%); women 50 and older (71%); and Midwesterners (71%) or Southerners (63%).

 

[LuciferSam]

I prayed for a bicycle. When I didn't get it, I stole one and asked for forgiveness.

 

[scooterbug44]

Garth said it best - sometimes God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.

 

[Bobby J]

It's the only way I know how to live. I Learned the hard way. This is a hard topic for anyone to really debate because if you don't really do it how would you know it doesn't work. It may come off as kind of weird to some but it sure gives me lots of hope and with hope I can do anything. I can look back on my life and see what it was like before and look at my life today and realize I think I will stick with prayer. It does a Bobby good.

 

[Franny]

In this day and time I believe we have a lot to be thankful for and a LOT to pray for.

 

[LuciferSam]

I wonder if there's anyone who would claim his life has improved after he gave up prayer. I imagine there are such people.

 

[Linda]

I believe that God answers prayers. Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes the answer is no, and sometimes the answer is not yet.

 

[DuneAHH]

I prayed for a bicycle. When I didn't get it, I stole one and asked for forgiveness.

how did that work out for you?
were you?
forgiven?

 

[Andy A]

I believe that God answers prayers. Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes the answer is no, and sometimes the answer is not yet.

To some, including me, a beautiful and truthful philosophy in two sentences.

 

[futurebeachbum]

Poll: 83% say God answers prayers, 57% favor National Prayer Day - USATODAY.com By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY
Americans are overwhelmingly sure there's a God who answers prayers.

But that doesn't mean they all favor an official annual National Day of Prayer ? or that its goal should be promoting Christianity.

President Obama signed the annual proclamation last weekend, inviting Americans of all religious stripes to pray on Thursday, the 2010 National Day of Prayer.



This fits with most Americans' views: 92% say there is a God and 83% say this God answers prayers, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1,000 adults May 1-2. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.

The survey also asked two groups of 500 people each a question about the National Day of Prayer. These questions have a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

One group was asked if they favored or opposed the National Day of Prayer or if it "doesn't matter."

About 57% of adults favor it, and 38% shrugged it off. Only 4.5% opposed it.

For most 18- to 29-year-olds, it could be the National Day of Whatever ? 59% said it doesn't matter.

Those who most strongly favor it were Republicans (76%); women 50 and older (71%); and Midwesterners (71%) or Southerners (63%).

Interesting. 57% favor so Washington does it. 80+% of the population favored immigration 'reform' and Washington couldn't run away from that fast enough.

Apparently what the public favors only means something with the folks in DC want to do it.