What do you think of this NBC poll on God?

Question

A surprise to NBC.!!!



POLL QUESTION
"Do you believe in God?"

NBC this morning had a poll on this question. They had the highest
number of responses that they have ever had for one of their polls, and the
Percentage was----

86% to keep the words, "IN God We Trust" and "God" in the Pledge of Allegiance
14% against.

That is a pretty 'commanding' public response.

I was asked to send this on if I agreed or delete if I didn't.

Now it is your turn .... It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God.
Therefore, I have a very hard time understanding why there is such
A mess about having "In God We Trust" on our money and having
God in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Why is the world catering to this 14%?

AMEN!

If you agree, pass this on , if not, simply delete. In God We Trust

Answer 1

That's why we vote in this country. If 86% want to say God, 14% should not win the argument.

That sometimes means that I don't get my way, too. That's the way it works here.

Edit: I fail to see how hearing or seeing the word God (which you can remain silent on during the pledge)damages anyone. Yet people here are comparing it to slavery. That's pretty insulting to the slaves.

Answer 2

You do realize that television polls are not representative of actual society. I never saw that poll, and therefore did not vote in it. I'm sure there are plenty of others who were either watching a different station, not watching television at all, or simply did not care to respond. I'm sure THIS population is much larger than the segment that voted.

So, my question to you is, why should we care what this small segment of society thinks? Why should we care that 86% of the 8% of Americans who watched NBC that morning voted to keep the words, "IN God We Trust" and "God" in the Pledge of Allegiance? Heck, 100% of the people polled in my house this morning said the words should be removed. And I'm married to a christian, I just didn't ask her.

I can see you obviously never encountered anyone that analyzes statistics.

p.s. Greater than 65% of the world is NON-CHRISTIAN. You may have the largest faith, but it is NOT the majority.

Amun (I don't expect you to understand, you obviously don't research anything).

Answer 3

Considering the words "In god we trust" are not in the pledge of allegiance, you might be thinking of "under god". However, the pledge's original writer, Francis Bellamy(who was a Baptist minister) did not include anything about god in the pledge because he knew that there should be a division between church and state. It was later added some 70 years later by the Knights of Columbus. We have too many people in this country that are religions other than christian or atheist. Although god is non-descript, it is typically translated as the christian god, which is rather insulting to everyone else.

Answer 4

It all depends on how the poll was taken. If it was an informal poll of people who called in or voted from the wen site, then it doesn't mean much. It's not a national, random sample. It's a sample of people who happened to be watching NBC at that particular time. There's a big difference.

Answer 5

The majority of Americans at one time thought that it was o.k. to own slaves too.

The majority of Americans at one time thought that interracial dating was o.k.

The majority of Americans at one time thought that blacks should have their own separate water fountains, should sit in the back of the bus, and should not be able to dine at the same restaurants as whites.

The government had to protect those that were fewer in number, because it was the right thing to do,eventhough our democratic society, by and large disagreed.

I am not against having those words on the money or in the pledge of allegiance, and I am a Christian. This is part of our history, etc...and if you do not believe in God...that is o.k. those words can mean nothing to you.

However, I am strong enough in my faith, that I do not need the country to justify my religion by printing God's name on the money, I do not feel that I need to shove my beliefs down anyone's throat...and I support freedom of religion and freedom from religion, for those who choose not to believe or choose to believe differently.

Answer 6

I don't believe in God in the sense they mean, but I am secure enough in my unbelief that it doesn't bother me what they put in the pledge or on the money. Only people who are unsure of either their belief or their disbelief get all riled up about something meaningless.

Answer 7

Do you believe in God? and Should we keep certain words in certain places are two different questions.

How many times can you vote in these call in polls. Usually as many times as you can get through . Did you ever notice
that they always call such polls "unscientific?"

Answer 8

Considering that the words are still there on US currency, how is the _world_ catering to 14% of the people from the US who happened to look at CNN.com today, where only old stuffy people actually vote on polls?

Answer 9

Because the constitution is there to protect that 14%. Read John Madison's Federalist paper (written to get the states to ratify the constitution) in which he states that the constitution is in place to protect the minority from and over bearing majority.

Answer 10

It's not that you are catering to the 14%, it's that god should be left out of government. The beauty of America is that minorities are protected classes.