Poll watch
What percentage of Americans believe they have been protected from harm by a "guardian angel"? What percentage of Americans say they are following national politics very closely?
By The Week Staff | September 25, 2008
55% of American adults believe they have been protected from harm by a “guardian angel.” 81% of black Protestants, 66% of Evangelicals, 57% of Catholics, 55% of mainline Protestants, and 10% of Jews say they sensed the presence of angels doing God’s work on Earth—as did 20% of people who said they have “no religion.”
Baylor Religion Survey
A record-high 43% of Americans say they are following news about national politics “very closely,” up from 30% this time last year and 36% during the last presidential election.
Gallup
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