CBC News: Poll underlines sharp divide on religion
Ipsos-Reid conducted a survey with over 18,000 people in 23 countries and found that 52% of respondents agreed that "religious beliefs promote intolerance, exacerbate ethnic divisions and impede social progress."
There was wide regional variation in the results. Respondents in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, where there are large Moslem populations, overwhelmingly said they believed religion was a force for good, while respondents in European countries tended to disagree with that.
About two-thirds of Americans polled thought religion was a force for good, but only 36 per cent of Canadians thought the same.
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Ipsos-Reid conducted a survey with over 18,000 people in 23 countries and found that 52% of respondents agreed that "religious beliefs promote intolerance, exacerbate ethnic divisions and impede social progress."
There was wide regional variation in the results. Respondents in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, where there are large Moslem populations, overwhelmingly said they believed religion was a force for good, while respondents in European countries tended to disagree with that.
About two-thirds of Americans polled thought religion was a force for good, but only 36 per cent of Canadians thought the same.
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