At Boing Boing, Mitch Horowitz discusses a new poll by Parade magazine, which evinces the “fluid and expanding meaning of spirituality in America”:
Fifty-nine percent Americans [sic.] polled agree that “all religions have validity” and only twelve percent agree that “mine is the only true religion.”
And, what’s more:
Seven percent of Americans believe in reincarnation (a concept that few Americans had heard of a generation ago); seventeen percent report having contact with the dead; forty-nine percent read horoscopes “for fun,” whereas twelve percent are believers. The poll reveals many other wrinkles, which readers will find cause for cheer or depression, depending upon their outlook.
Read Horowitz’s post at Boing Boing, the poll at Parade, and further coverage at the CBS Sunday Morning website.