To wit, "half of Americans deem religion very important in their lives; fewer than a quarter in Spain (22%) feel this way, and in Germany (21%), Britain (17%) and France (13%), even fewer say religion is "very important" to their lives (PEW).

Fifty-three percent of Americans are more apt to agree that it is vital to believe in God prior to having good morals and values while just 33% of Germans, 20% of the British, 19% of Spaniards and 15% of those in France agree with that statement. Women and the elderly are more apt to agree that God is indeed the "necessary foundation for morality and good values" (PEW). Fifty-nine percent of American women say religion is "very important" to them but only 41% of American men agree with that statement (PEW).

Meanwhile, in the Journal of Beliefs and Values (Williams, et al., 2009) the authors point out that...
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