Survey: 27 percent of Americans see God’s hand in sports
More than one-quarter of Americans believe God plays a
role in determining sports outcomes, according to a survey by the Public
Religion Research Institute.
That 27 percent believed in divine intervention in
athletic competition was among the findings of the January Religion and
Politics Tracking Survey, which also found that 53 percent of Americans believe
that God rewards athletes who have faith with good health and success.
Among the survey’s other findings were that 26 percent of
Americans are more likely to be in church than watching football, compared to
17 percent who said the opposite.
Half of the survey’s 1,033 respondents approved of
athletes expressing their faith publicly by thanking God during or after a
sporting event, and 76 percent agree that public high schools should be allowed
to sponsor prayer before football games.
According to the survey, about two-thirds of Americans
are very (44 percent) or somewhat (22 percent) likely to watch Sunday's Super
Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers.
The website of the Washington-based institute, which was
founded in 2009, says it is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education
organization that conducts public opinion surveys and research "to help
journalists, opinion leaders, scholars, clergy, and the general public better
understand debates on public policy issues and the role of religion in American
public life."
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