DRIFT FROM RELIGION
The drift away from religion (says the London 4 Daily Telegraph ’) has recently exercised statistically-minded Americans. A straw vote taken by; “ Fortune ” on the question showed th« following results Religion is . , Per cent* Gaining ... ... •«. 34.8 Losing ... 49.8 Same 17.4 Don’t know ... ... ... 8.8 • Has no influence ... ... I.S The same voters were asked whether they considered moral standards were getting better or worse. The poll was:— _ • Per cent* Better ... ... ... ... 17.1 Worse ... ... ... .«• 45.0 Same 37.8 Don’t know ... 10.1 Of those who gave their opinion. tha< morals were worse, 37 per cent, belonged to the prosperous, ftlase and jus# under 60 per cent, to tffie poor.
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Evening Star, Issue 22637, 1 May 1937, Page 2
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105DRIFT FROM RELIGION Evening Star, Issue 22637, 1 May 1937, Page 2
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