Lots of Canadians are goin' to Hell.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Borrowed from AF.com:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Half+Canad ... story.html

It's no secret fewer Canadians attend church today than 20 years ago, but what may be surprising is almost half of Canadians believe religion does more harm than good, according to the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos Reid.

Explanations from experts vary - from fear of extremists and anger toward individuals who abuse positions of power, to a national 'forgetting' of Canadian history.

"In the past few years, there have been several highprofile international situations involving perceived religious conflicts, as well as the anniversary of 9/11, and I think when people see those, it causes them to fear religion and to see it as a source of conflict," said Janet Epp Buckingham, associate professor at Trinity Western University.

Canadians who don't participate in religion themselves experience it in the news, which can sensationalize the negatives aspects of religion, said Dr. Pamela Dickey Young, the principal of the School of Religion at Queen's University.

The survey, which was conducted ahead of the launch of a new Global TV show - Context - about religion in Canada, also found that 89 per cent of Canadians are comfortable being around people of different faiths.

But, on the question of whether religion does more harm than good, Rev. Canon Dr. Bill Prentice, director of Community Ministry for the Anglican diocese of Ottawa, said: "We forget our history."

He pointed out that the first hospitals, schools, and universities in Canada were founded by religious institutions.

Go Canada.

[JimC]

Little by little, the blinkers fall...

[Faithfree]

I love the smell of toasted Canadians in he morning ...

[Woodbutcher]

[b.ternarius]

Too friggin' cold in winter to believe in hell, that's why. Explains why there are more religious nutters in BC and southern Ontario: climate is milder. Cannot explain Alberta. Maybe oil fumes.

[Jay G]

Canada IS Hell. They're just upset that they aren't Americans.

[Callan]

I love the smell of toasted Canadians in he morning ...

i can haz maple syrup with those?

[Mysturji]

Yay my home town!

[Matty]

i'm not actually Canadian yet, just one of those job stealin immigrant types, but i think i might qualify.
I'll see you ate the Hell Bar, throw a steak on the bbq for me,