Most Americans believe in sin

Americans on Sin (Research done by the Ellison Corp.  I first saw this on A Place for the God Hungry.  Here are a few snippets:

87% believe in the concept of sin.  “Sin” was defined in the research as “something that is almost always considered wrong, particularly from a religious or moral perspective.”People who believe there is such a thing as “sin” were asked whether they would personally define each of thirty different behaviors as sinful.  The behaviors a majority of all Americans describe as sinful are:

• Adultery  81%
• Racism  74%
• Using “hard” drugs such as cocaine, heroine, meth, LSD, etc.  65%
• Not saying anything if a cashier gives you too much change back  63%
• Having an abortion  56%
• Homosexual activity or sex  52%
• Not reporting some income on your tax returns  52%

The behaviors that fewer than one-third of all Americans see as sinful:

• Gambling  30%
• Telling a “little white lie” to avoid hurting someone’s feelings  29%
• Using tobacco  23%
• Not attending church or religious worship services on a regular basis  18%
• Playing the lottery  18%
• Watching an R-rated movie  18%
• Being significantly overweight  17%
• Not giving 10% of your income to a church or charity  16%
• Drinking any alcohol  14%
• Working on Sunday/the Sabbath  14%
• Spanking your child when he/she misbehaves  7%
• Making a lot of money  4%
• Dancing  4%