Californians Less Religious, More Tolerant

The Los Angeles Times summarized some polling results from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life about the differences in religiosity of Californians compared to other Americans in Tuesday's paper.


The salient figures for me were that 59% of Californians (compared to 50% of Americans) "believe homosexuality should be accepted, not discouraged by society."

Also, 62% of Californians (compared to 71% of Americans) "are absolutely certain about their belief in God or a universal spirit."

That last figure is an incredibly depressing statistic.


Haven't they read Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion?