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July 27th, 2011
11:58 AM ET
Poll: 52 percent approve of God’s job performanceBy John Blake, CNN (CNN) - If you think voters are in cranky mood over politics, a new poll suggests that some of the dissatisfaction may run deeper. God’s job performance has trouble measuring up to many Americans' expectations, according to a poll by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic firm based in North Carolina. Only 52 percent of Americans approve of God’s job performance, the survey found, though just 9 percent disapprove.
The polling question that prompted this curious response was, "If God exists, do you approve or disapprove of its performance?" "When asked to evaluate God on some of the issues it is responsible for, voters give God its best rating on creating the universe, 71-5," the polling report said. "They also approve of its handling of the animal kingdom 56-11, and even its handling of natural disasters 50-13." Dino Grandoni cited the poll in a blog for the Atlantic Wire:
Public Policy Polling used automated telephone interviews to survey 928 American voters from July 15 to 17. The voters were represented by a mix of liberal, moderate and conservative voters. The poll's margin of error was +/-3.2%. |
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First of all Mr. Blake, why are you referring to God as "it" in your article? God is the supreme being and creator of the universe. Lets give HIM, his due respect. We are made in his image. God is a "he" and not an "it".
yeah mr. blake . god has a hairy dyck and balls just like me
Politically, this poll is a disaster for atheism.
Why would you say that? As far as I can tell, this is a disaster for common sense.
Wow! I must have been kidnapped and thrown into a time machine back to the middle ages!
Oh, I was wrong. It's TODAY'S world!
White guys guys killing white kids because they hate Muslims.
Mothers flattening their daughters' breasts.
Minstream media polling the public on God's job performance.
Masses of hardworking people voting for a political party that takes away the programs they need and paid for with their own hard work and gives it to a class of people who not only don't work at all, but increase their wealth through theft and immoral means.
A world of people and cultures who scream, pray, worship and kill for their God, whose laws they themselves violate on a daily, hourly, minute by minute basis with all their "clean and faithful" souls.
And I say to myself, "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!"
So it goes.
I couldn't agree more.
Amen!
God is not the cause of all the world's problems, for any serious Bible student recognizes that "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one", Satan.(1 John 5:19) Right after Jesus baptism, Satan offered Jesus "all the kingdoms of the world" in exchange for one act of worship.(Luke 4:6, 7)
Satan is thus the one who "is misleading the entire inhabited earth."(Rev 12:9) However, our Creator, Jehovah God, has purposed to destroy Satan and his "world" of divided governmental systems (Rev 19:19-21; 20:7-10) and replace it with a symbolic "new heavens and a new earth"(Rev 21:1), the "new heavens" being God's kingdom and the "new earth" being the "meek" ones that Jesus said would "Inherit the earth."(Matt 5:5)
If God created everything why did God create evil/Satan?
Moron.
My exact thought when I read this.
The victor writes the history books. Isn't that what the Bible is?
there is no spiffy spiffy does not exist
If there were any justice in the Universe, the "God"of the Jews, Christians, Muslims would be dragged in chains before the Court of Human Justice and be forced to listen to the endless list of "his" bloody and wicked crimes against humanity and then sentenced by an atheist to have "his" useless self flung into the coldest depths of infinity never to be heard from again.
Wow! I must have been kidnapped and thrown into a time machine back to the middle ages!
Oh, I was wrong. It's TODAY'S world!
White guys guys killing white kids because they hate Muslims.
Mothers flattening their daughters' breasts.
Minstream media polling the public on God's job performance.
Masses of hardworking people voting for a political party that takes away the programs they need and paid for with their own hard work and gives it to a class of people who not only don't work at all, but increase their wealth through theft and immoral means.
A world of people and cultures who scream, pray, worship and kill for their God, whose laws they themselves violate on a daily, hourly, minute by minute basis with all their "clean and faithful" souls.
And I say to myself, "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!"
For this age, the sign only Jonah sign.
My heart goes out to all of you on judgement day....Forgive them Father for they know not what they're doing...
Keep your arrogant sympathy. Your god is a baby-killing asshole.
God.... Ok, let's see now. The world is full of war, death. Let's not even mention the Nazi's and then Stalin... So if anyone with any common sense was to rate God, I think he/she or it will fail the test big time! Sorry, but God hasn't done a very good job of running the planet so far....
religion is just population control, it's stupid, you worship what you can't even prove, you are taught to believe god is real, but if he's not what then? are we sure by following a religion we will be promised heaven, no were not 100% positive, so why bother, Just live your life, do what you know is right, dont follow rules and live in a state of fear, that you will be punished for something written in a book ( the bible) the most people read wrong anyway.
Jay, I couldn't agree more. Well said.
52% can't open their minds to logic and reason because they're not intelligent enough and blindly follow and idea that is so absurd. god isn't real.
Did you learn about the bible in world history? No. Why? Because it's fictional.
Nobody approves godless Americans. Only vicious criminals want a better prison even in Norway. It won't happen. Criminals get only due justice in this life or next. Read the Book of Job if anyone wants to seriously find about God and this world.
Which is why the vast majority of prison inmates in the USA are Christians, I suppose?
Instead of thinking about whether or not you think God is doing a good job you would be wise to find out if God thinks you are doing a good job. That is the only question that matters.
Our doing a poor job in God's eyes wouldn't involve how we treat fellow humans, animals, and the Earth so much as how well we worship him, correct? Can't earn salvation through good works, but by faith and all that. But if God isn't actually doing a good job then he doesn't deserve to be worshipped, so it still fall back on him.
Open http://quran.com/5/51
Look that Muslims teaching is hatred towards Jews and Christians. But we must love them and help them to get out from darkness blinded cave.
Sahih International
O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.
Jean
Who was God talking to at Genesis 1:26? He was talking to "the Word" his first born son, the pre-human Jesus. (aka. Wisdom, Michael, Mighty God, Wonderful Counselor, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace, Eternal Father ) see Isaiah 9:6; Colossians 1:15,16; Proverbs 8:22-3.
You also asked: "if there are other gods, who are they? Well, there is a True God and there are many False Gods. There are many things that can be called a "God." Sorry, I can't name them all here. But you will continue to find the answers you seek. =)
The character 'God' was referring to himself in the third person. You don't have to be a split personality to do this, but it is more common in narcissists and megalomaniacs.
Furthermore, it is merely your opinion that your god is the one true god, or that a 'true god' amongst the thousands we have has as a species even exists. Your opinion, that is, unless you can provide compelling evidence supporting your claim.
God is much more perfect and right mind over all politicans in the nation. Jesus Christ said it is hard for a rich man enter heaven. who is in your way ? Jesus Christ or world. God blessed on seventh day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your Jesus man didn't say anything of the sort. He never wrote anything and whatever is attributed to him was written by a non-eyewitness at least 70 years after the alleged events.
Sybaris – He said it. Read your Bible. Find out the truth before you shoot off your mouth.
The bible is a work of fiction. It was written by an ordinary (albeit insane) man who's intent was to use it to control people. There was never a god who spoke down from the heavens nor was there a guy called jesus who performed miracles.
Do you believe in magic, Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy? Probably not...because you know they're not real. Well, neither is god.
Once you start believing that, your mind will be open to all sorts of possibilities without the stupid constraints that religion has imposed on you.
Yes, your imaginary friend is perfect.
Prove it Curt
1 Corinthians 2:14
Amplified Bible (AMP)
14But the natural, nonspiritual man does not accept or welcome or admit into his heart the gifts and teachings and revelations of the Spirit of God, for they are folly (meaningless nonsense) to him; and he is incapable of knowing them [of progressively recognizing, understanding, and becoming better acquainted with them] because they are spiritually discerned and estimated and appreciated.
Ever seen a Harlequin Baby?
There is no god
I think it's funny that someone would be stupid enough to believe there is no God. Instead of thinking about whether or not you think God is doing a good job you would be wise to find out if God thinks you are doing a good job. That is the only question that matters.
@ Curt G
Sorry, but you're actually the ones considered "idiots" and "stupid" because you actually believe in such a thing as god.
Magic sky fairies aren't real... Show me PROOF that god is real. It says in the bible that I can pray to god and he will answer my prayers - no matter how trivial they are. It says in the bible that I can ask god to show him self to me and he will reveal himself...
Yet for 2,000 years, the jack@ss hasn't shown up. You ever wonder why? BECAUSE HE DOESN'T EXIST!
Sybaris, I don't believe in god to begin with, but looking at those poor harlequin babies, if god does exist, he's a real bast@ard.
Curt G
And someone else might tell you that you are stupid not to be afraid of Martians, vampires, or little kittens. You don't see any evidence that such things are a genuine cause for worry, and neither do we see God as such. Simple.
Our doing a poor job in God's eyes wouldn't involve how we treat fellow humans, animals, and the Earth so much as how well we worship him, correct? Can't earn salvation through good works, but by faith and all that. But if God isn't actually doing a good job then he doesn't deserve to be worshipped, so it still fall back on him.
Even at the worse times we have to thank GOD for his mercy because it could have been worse than it is...we ought be thankful to GOD at Good times and Bad times...the closer to GOD you are the closer HE is to you...
Tell that to Noah's 2nd cousins and their innocent babies that they were holding up above the water until their lungs filled with water.
If you could just sum it up I would be OK with that. I don't have all the time in the world...oh wait I do. Well uhmm to be honest it sort of gets boring.
Only believers were saved,even his son was lost because he had no strong belief in his father's faith nor was he a believer... God saves but not those who deny him...
O yes, because "God" is getting so much important work done. Hahahahahahahaha what a joke.
Idiot
Nice insult
The most important thing to remember is that we are not here for ourselves. We are here on earth for God's glory; not ours. Since we didn't create ourselves, we don't know what we were created for, but God Knows. It's not about us, it's about God. Seek God for the answer.
Why does one have to seek god? Why is it hiding?
Right. This alleged omnipotent, omniscient being has a need to be glorified and worshiped.
That's a human trait, no?