{"id":7302,"date":"2011-09-16T15:38:34","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T19:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=7302"},"modified":"2011-09-16T15:38:34","modified_gmt":"2011-09-16T19:38:34","slug":"77-percent-of-americans-believe-prayer-makes-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/09\/77-percent-of-americans-believe-prayer-makes-a-difference","title":{"rendered":"77 percent of Americans believe prayer makes a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than three-fourths of Americans believe prayer makes a vital difference during times of illness or injury, according to a new poll.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nearly half of American voters believe in the Biblical account of creation,&#8221; notes Dana Blanton for Fox News,\u00a0&#8220;and even more think prayer can literally help people recover from medical problems.<\/p>\n<p>The poll by\u00a0Fox found 77 percent of voters believe prayer is effective in helping someone heal from an injury or illness. Only\u00a020 percent said theydon\u2019t believe prayer helps.<\/p>\n<p>Those groups most likely to believe prayer\u00a0 brings healing included those who regularly attend religious services &#8212; 93 percent, white evangelical Christians &#8212; 91 percent, blacks &#8212; 89 percent, and those who are part of the Tea Party movement &#8212; 84 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Women &#8212; 82 percent\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0are more likely than men &#8212; 71 percent\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0to believe in the healing power of prayer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2011\/09\/07\/fox-news-poll-most-believe-prayer-heals-45-believe-in-creationism\/#ixzz1Y8zY4HEH\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than three-fourths of Americans believe prayer makes a vital difference during times of illness or injury, according to a new poll. &#8220;Nearly half of American voters believe in the Biblical account of creation,&#8221; notes Dana Blanton for Fox News,\u00a0&#8220;and even more think prayer can literally help people recover from medical problems. 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