Monday morning facepalm

[Godless Libertarian]

78% Think Jesus Christ Rose from the Dead
Sunday, April 04, 2010

Today's the day Christians believe Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead, and 78% of Americans share that belief.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 10% don't believe Christ rose from the dead, and another 11% are not sure.

Eighty-five percent (85%) also think that the person known to history as Jesus Christ actually walked the earth 2,000 years ago. Six percent (6%) disagree. Eight percent (8%) aren't sure.

Nearly as many adults (81%) believe that Jesus was the son of God who came to Earth and died for our sins. Ten percent (10%) don't think that's true, and nine percent (9%) are not sure.

Overall, Evangelical Christians tend to be stronger believers in Jesus than other Protestants or Catholics. Nearly all Evangelicals (99%) think Jesus was the son of God. That view is shared by 92% of Catholics and 88% of other Protestants.

Ninety-seven percent (97%) of Evangelical Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead, compared to 87% of Catholics and 86% of other Protestants.

Ninety-six percent (96%) of Evangelical Christians think Jesus actually walked the Earth, as do 92% of Catholics and 89% of other Protestants.

Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans say Easter is one of the nation's most important holidays. Among Evangelical Christians, however, the holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ is rated one of the most important by 76%. Fifty-six percent (56%) of other Protestants and 48% of Catholics share that belief.

Among those who rarely or never attend church, 46% believe Jesus rose from the dead, 52% think he was the son of God, and 67% say he walked the Earth. Those figures are down slightly from last year.

Nine-five percent (95%) of those who attend church at least once a week believe all of those things to be true.

Source

[Godless Libertarian]

10 GOD DAMN PERCENT.

just WOW

[RuleBritannia]

"Not sure" and "don't believe" are the same thing.

[Coito ergo sum]

I'm kind of glad. I love being in the extreme minority on this issue. It would suck all the fun out of being an atheist if 75% of the people out there were atheists too. Since 80% of the population are borderline moronic, I know I have to double, triple and quadruple check my own ideas and points-of-view when they are in agreement with the majority.

[Bella Fortuna]

“The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.” ~Harlan Ellison

Both funny and tragic that it's so true.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.” Frank Zappa

[rachelbean]

Overall, Evangelical Christians tend to be stronger believers in Jesus than other Protestants or Catholics. Nearly all Evangelicals (99%) think Jesus was the son of God. That view is shared by 92% of Catholics and 88% of other Protestants.

Ninety-seven percent (97%) of Evangelical Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead, compared to 87% of Catholics and 86% of other Protestants.

The whole thing is depressing but this part kills me more than anything. If you don't believe that Jesus was the son of God, or that he rose from the dead, how do you identify yourself as a Christian?! You can take away pretty much everything else and debate whether or not you are a Christian but I'm pretty sure that those things are the defining characteristics of the religion. You may be a theist, or a deist of some sort, but the belief in Jesus as the son of God...kind of the entire basis of Christianity