Americans' belief in God, angels, heaven, hell and the devil has reached its lowest point in 22 years, new Gallup poll results show.
Americans’ belief in God, angels, heaven, hell and the devil has reached its lowest point in 22 years,In its May 2023 survey — Gallup’s fifth since 2001 — 74% of respondents said they believe in God, down 16 percentage points from 2001. Sixty-nine percent said they believe angels are real beings, down 12 points since the start of this century.
Protestants were more likely than Catholics to say they believe in each of the five religious entities, Gallup said. The majority of Catholics believe in each, the results indicated. Most respondents aged 35 to 54 also expressed belief in the five concepts, with results ranging from 73% for God to 59% for the devil.
Women were more likely to believe in God than men , and that difference carried through for belief in angels, heaven and hell; 58% of each gender expressed belief in the devil.
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