T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
October 6, 2010
Volume 92, No.
24
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BY BRIANNA FITZGERALD
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A recent study claims that American atheists are more religious-savvy
than...
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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
October 6, 2010
Volume 92, No.
24
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY BRIANNA FITZGERALD
The Shorthorn staff
A recent study claims that American atheists are more religious-savvy
than those who believe in a higher
power.
The Pew Research Center tested
3,400 Americans via telephone from
different religious backgrounds on
a basic religion test, which covered
questions about dominant religious
figures, and various religious origins and practices.
Findings were
released at the end of September.
According to the study, atheists
and agnostics scored the highest on
the quiz, answering an average of
20.
9 correct out of a possible 32
questions, while Catholics scored the
lowest, answering an average of 11.
6
questions correctly.
Becky Robinson, an atheist and
Public Relations officer for the Freethinkers of UTA, said atheists’ scoring the highest on the survey has to
do with their interest in investigating
different
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