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Originally Posted by asc what I found even more disturbing was that 86% of the "Evangelicals" surveyed agreed with the statement: "Do you think there is a heaven, where people who have lead good lives are eternally rewarded?" (vs. 6% no, 5% other, 2% don't know or refused to answer). Salvation by works??? What a sad state our "evangelical" churches are in... | I think the situation is bad, but this question is very badly worded. I suspect a lot of people were responding "yes" to the "Do you think there is a heaven" part, and were just not thinking about the last half. |
Yes, after looking at the Pew Forum information some more, it was worded awkwardly because the information the Pew Forum people were trying to get at was, how many people believe in heaven (as opposed to no afterlife or other kinds of afterlife)? By definition, the Pew Forum people must think heaven = place where good people go after they die. But nevertheless, i still think it shows how weak the American chuches have become for so many evangelicals to agree to such a statement.
--alex