…and 28% of Evangelical Christians believe in evolution. 

Other interesting numbers from the story:

  • 59 percent of white Catholics, 62 percent of white mainline Protestants and 83 percent of seculars believe in evolution.
  • Thirty-one percent of mainline Protestants believe in natural selection, while 26 percent believe in a supreme being overseeing the process.
  • Most of those who believe that the earth is getting hotter also believe that human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels is responsible: based on the total sample, 50% say this, and 23% say it is mostly a result of natural patterns in the earth’s environment. But there are somewhat larger differences across religious groups on this question: 52% of Catholics and 48% of white mainline Protestants believe the earth is getting hotter and think this is because of human activity, while fewer evangelicals think this (37%). Fully 62% of seculars feel that global warming is occurring because of human activity.
  • Most Americans (78%) continue to view the Bible as the word of God, though there is disagreement over whether everything in the Bible is literally true; 35% say it is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, while 43% say the Bible is the word of God, but not everything in it should be taken literally. These numbers have remained largely unchanged since Pew began asking the question in 1996.

To view these and other very fascinating numbers go to: http://pewforum.org/docs/index.php?DocID=153/

Thanks to http://www.christianpost.com/article/20060831/24146.htm for the heads up.