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PPP Poll: Majority of Americans approve of God's performance
Daily Caller ^ | 07/21/2011 | Alex Pappas

Posted on 07/22/2011 10:11:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Most Americans say they are pleased with the job God is doing these days.

The Democratic polling outfit Public Policy Polling released the results of a poll Tuesday asking such questions as “If God exists, do you approve or disapprove of its performance?” and “If God exists, do you approve or disapprove of its handling of natural disasters?”

For the record, 52 percent of Americans approve of God’s performance, while 9 percent disapprove. Forty percent aren’t sure.

Michael Sadowsky, who came up with the question in the poll, said PPP often includes silly questions just for fun.

“I felt an approval rating for God would be an interesting silly question as polls on God almost always ask what one’s beliefs are, not how good a job the deity in question is doing,” he said.

When it comes to God’s handling of natural disasters, 50 percent of Americans approve while 13 percent disapprove.

“Clearly God was going to get great ratings in America where the vast majority is Christian,” Sadowsky said, “but whether Americans would give God as good ratings on natural disasters wasn’t so clear.”

The poll was careful not to use language describing God as a male. (CNN poll: Obama has the public on his side in debt debate)

“God was referred to as ‘it’ rather than ‘he’ because not everyone who believes in God believes God to be male,” Sadowsky said. “Using ‘it’ in the God questions allowed them to be more inclusive.”

Fifty-six percent of Americans approve of God’s handling of animals, while 11 percent disapprove. And God’s highest marks come after the question of his “handling of creating the universe.” Seventy-one percent of Americans approve. Only 5 percent disapprove.

PPP surveyed 928 American voters in the poll.


TOPICS: Current Events; General Discusssion; Religion & Culture; Theology
KEYWORDS: approval; god; performance; poll
The more important question is this --- DOES GOD APPROVE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS?

I wonder if PPP can make this one-person survey ? :)

1 posted on 07/22/2011 10:12:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
This "poll" probably tells us absolutely nothing about God, but a great deal about PPP and the people who participated.

I say "probably" tells us nothing; but perhaps the fact that PPP still exists confirms Gods Mercy!

William Flax

2 posted on 07/22/2011 10:43:41 AM PDT by Ohioan
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To: SeekAndFind

As if God needed our approval on anything...I would have thrown the pollster out on this one.


3 posted on 07/22/2011 11:02:39 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: SeekAndFind

I demand cross-tabs!

BTW “it” implies one. Offensive to Hindus. Also, implies an entity other than us, Offensive to Pantheists.


4 posted on 07/22/2011 1:45:32 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: SeekAndFind

So what kind of spin is God going to put on this?


5 posted on 07/22/2011 1:48:04 PM PDT by no gnu taxes
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To: SeekAndFind

What would they do if they didn’t?


6 posted on 07/23/2011 11:26:13 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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