Sunday, April 12, 2009

Article: Most Canadians believe country 'a Christian nation'

Here is a few excerpts from the article:

Though not every Canadian will celebrate Easter this weekend, a new poll reveals the majority -- including nearly half of those who don't believe in God -- think Canada is "essentially a Christian nation."

Although 80 per cent of Canadians think "proper tolerance" is given to those who wish to practise religions other than Christianity, fully four in 10 don't think Christians are given those same allowances by other faiths.

Although the poll found just 58 per cent of Canadians "definitely believe in God" -- down from 64 per cent in 2003 -- Hexham believes we're nonetheless a country with "very strong Christian ties."

Read the whole article here.

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