seventy-one percent of american respondents and 75% of canadian respondents agree that the church is...

•Seventy-one percent of American respondents and 75% of Canadian respondents agree that the church is generally helpful to society.

VIEWS ON GOD

God, a higher or supreme being, actually exists.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

78%

78%

19%

21%

AgreeDisagree

There exists only one God, the God described in the Bible.Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

56%

47%

42%

50%

AgreeDisagree

The God of the Bible is no different… from the gods or spiritual beings depicted by world religions

such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etcetera.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

54%

58%

40%

36%

AgreeDisagree

•More than three in four Americans and Canadians (78% each) agree that God actually exists, while about one in five in both countries disagrees.

•Americans (3%) are slightly more likely than Canadians (1%) to say they are not sure.

VIEWS OF JESUS AND THE BIBLE

Jesus died and came back to life.Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

61%

50%

31%

42%

AgreeDisagree

Believing in Jesus… makes a positive difference in a person’s life

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

75%

65%

23%

34%

AgreeDisagree

I would be willing to study the Bible if a friend asked me to.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

61%

51%

39%

48%

AgreeDisagree

VIEWS OF CHURCH

I do not think my lifestyle would be accepted at most Christian

churches.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

39%

29%

60%

68%

AgreeDisagree

The church is full of hypocrites, people who criticize others for doing the same thing they do

themselves.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

66%

41%

32%

53%

AgreeDisagree

I believe I can have a good relationship with God without being

involved in a church.

Americans

Canadians

82% 84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 98% 100%

88%

90%

10%

9%

AgreeDisagree

VIEWS OF CHRISTIANITY

I think Christianity today is more about organized religion than about loving

God and loving people.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

75%

58%

22%

38%

AgreeDisagree

Christians get on my nervesAmericans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

45%

27%

53%

72%

AgreeDisagree

SPIRITUALITY

I consider myself to be spiritualbecause I am interested in knowing more about God,

or a higher supreme being.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

73%

66%

27%

33%

AgreeDisagree

People who attend a Christian church are generally more spiritual than those who do not attend.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

38%

37%

60%

61%

AgreeDisagree

When a person dies, his or her spirit continues to exist in an afterlife.Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

76%

74%

17%

21%

AgreeDisagree

There exists a place of reward in the afterlife, sometimes called heaven.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

71%

67%

21%

28%

AgreeDisagree

There exists a place of punishment in the afterlife, sometimes called hell.Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

56%

51%

38%

44%

AgreeDisagree

OPENNESS TO OUTREACH

If someone wanted to tell me what she or he believed about Christianity, I would be willing to

listen.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

89%

89%

11%

11%

AgreeDisagree

I would be willing to study the Bible if a friend asked me to.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

61%

51%

39%

48%

AgreeDisagree

If a church presented truth to me in an understandable way that relates to my life now, I

would attend.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

62%

53%

36%

46%

AgreeDisagree

If people at church cared about me as a person, I would be more likely to attend.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

58%

47%

41%

53%

AgreeDisagree

I would be willing to join a small group of people to learn more about

the Bible and Jesus.

Americans

Canadians

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

46%

32%

53%

68%

AgreeDisagree