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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: AP Bias or Error ?
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 13:10:37 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 27 13:10:37 1985
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In article <351@npois.UUCP> pcl@npois.UUCP (Paul Levin) writes:
> A recent poll determined that over 80% (more like 95%) of the people
> working in the press (newspapers, magazines, TV news, etc.) do not
> believe in God, or go to any kind of church or temple, or believe
> in any morality that stems from the Bible.
> 
> What is ironic is that these are the people that have a position
> of great influence on our lives; and they are not religious while
> 80% of the general public surveyed does believe in God, does
> attend a church or temple and does believe in some kind of morality
> stemming from the Bible.
> 
> I worry when I hear the phrase, "More power to the press."

Rather than comparing jounalists' beliefs with average Americans,
why not compare them with the general population of Americans
WHO ARE EDUCATED, AWARE OF CURRENT EVENTS AND ARTICULATE?
After all, these are the people from which jounalists are recruited.
The average American doesn't even READ newspapers, except perhaps
for a couple of headlines, the sports and comics.

I don't know whether or not my suggested comparison would yield
different results.  But the comparison you gave above is irrelevant.

	Frank Silbermann