Devil who?

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist. - Usual Suspects, 1995.

According to a recent Gallup poll, 90% of America believes is God, or the "universal good". Alright! 81% believes in Heaven. 70% believe in Hell or the Devil. 20% of those believing in God will not acknowledge the "evil" side of spirituality...

I thought these numbers would generally be lower. I'm always shocked to see that only 10% of America doesn't believe in God (however, did you know every major contender for the 2008 Presidential Election claims to be a Christian?) Involvement in the church is at an all-time low. So we are seeing that people believe in God, yet they do not want to be involved in an "organized religion" that is dedicated to Him... (I'll let you come to your own conclusions there...)

Having seen what Gibson's Passion of the Christ did for cultural awareness of Jesus in America, it will be interesting to see what the number of movies dedicated to Lucifer will do to the acceptance of the fallen angel.

Thanks to CROnline.com for the scoop.

Comments

[Wesley]

It is the greatest art of the devil to convince us he does not exist — Charles Baudelaire (April 9, 1821 – August 31, 1867)

"Good artists copy, great artists steal." — Picasso

[Jeff Reed]

Yep. There is nothing new under the sun.

For the record, I was informed that the quote I gave to Kawasaki on this page
http://runwithgod.typepad.com/romans12/2007/06/roast-duck.html
is not really Guy Kawasaki, but an ancient Chinese proverb.

The real question is who did Picasso steal it from...

Good luck, Wes, in Chicago.

[Wesley]

Thank you =). And an excellent question indeed.