QUESTION OF THE WEEK #103
One Nation Under God
Compared to other industrialized nations, why does the United States have one of the lowest percentages of atheists?
Background: For those too lazy to hit the link, here's the percentage in select countries that identified as atheist, agnostic, or a non-believer in God in 2005:
- Sweden: 46-85%
- Japan: 64-65%
- France: 43-54%
- South Korea: 30-52%
- Russia: 24-48%
- Britian: 31-44%
- Israel: 15-37%
- Canada: 19-30%
- China: 8-14%
- USA: 3-9%
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