In the past India has always been a special place concerning the spiritual. Today still close to 80 per cent Indians think religion is an important part of their lives, according to a recent Pew Research Center report, where they ask if the American public is becoming less religious.
The most populous landlocked country in the world, as well as the second-most populous nation on the African continent after Nigeria, Ethiopia, which has a close historical ties with all three of the world's major Abrahamic religions, tops the chart with 98 per cent nationals saying that
faith plays a crucial role in their lives.
In the November survey of more than 35,000 U.S. adults it was found that the
percentages who say they believe in God, pray daily and regularly go to
church or other religious services all have declined modestly in recent
years, from 56 per cent in 2007 to 53 per cent in 2015.
The share of U.S. adults who say they believe in God, while still
remarkably high by comparison with other advanced industrial countries,
has declined modestly, from approximately 92% to 89%, since Pew Research
Center conducted its first Landscape Study in 2007.
The share of Americans who say they are “absolutely certain” God exists
has dropped more sharply, from 71% in 2007 to 63% in 2014. And the
percentages who say they pray every day, attend religious services
regularly and consider religion to be very important in their lives also
have ticked down by small but statistically significant margins.
The figures suggest Americans place less importance on religion than those from African and Asian countries.
Pakistan with 93 per cent and Indonesia with 95 per cent,
come ahead of India in believing that religion is very important in
their lives. On the other hand, France (14 per cent), Japan (11 per
cent) and China (three per cent) rank the the lowest.
