Illinois Residents Religious But Not Dogmatic

By Margaret Lyons in News on Jun 24, 2008 4:58PM

Part two of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life's study on American religion is out now. (We talked about part one in February.) In Illinois:

70 percent believe in God with absolute certainty
3 percent don't believe in God at all
53 percent say religion is very important in their lives
39 percent attend religious services at least once a week
55 percent pray at least once a day, and 27 percent say their prayers are answered at least once a month.
72 percent say there is more than one true way to interpret the teachings of their religion
27 percent say their scripture is the literal word of God and is word-for-word true
74 percent say many religions can lead to eternal life