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Americans' opinions on Darfur and evolution, and other recent statistics.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 8/03/2007 08:48AM

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45% Americans who say U.S. troops should be part of a multinational force in Darfur.

53% Americans who said this in December 2006.

Source: Pew Research Center

76.2% Decline in church attendance among young adults who did not attend college.

59.2% Decline among those who earned at least a bachelor's degree.

Source: (Social Forces / Inside Higher Ed)

42% Americans who say that humans have always existed in their present form only.

58% Americans who favor teaching creationism along with evolution in public schools.

Source: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

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Tim Riter

Posted: August 03, 2007 6:26 PM


Some very interesting stats, that do contradict our "common wisdom." For me, my faith floundered during my first year of college, not because of secular influences but from the shallowness I had. By my first year of grad school, I developed a much stronger faith than I ever had before, and the college environment contributed to that growth.

Delwyn X. Campbell

Posted: August 03, 2007 2:25 PM

It might perhaps be unfair to include me in this sample, because I am a 46 year old undergrad. While I learned a lot about other points of view (my B.A. is in Religious Studies), I expected that not everyone at San Diego State would be a Pentecostal Christian. I think that young people are more vulnerable to changing as a result of the college experience, since they don't have as much experience in their faith.

Paul	Posted: August 06, 2007 2:47 PM


My faith grew in a Christian college setting (Wheaton) but fortunately I was not locked into a Young Earth Creationism perspective. I could see those kids really struggling in any academic setting, Christian or Secular.