Well here are some other figures from the same article:
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By many measures, Americans are strongly religious: 92 percent believe in God, 74 percent believe in life after death and 63 percent say their respective scriptures are the word of God.
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"The proportion of the [American] population that can be classified as Christian has declined from 86% in 1990 to 77% in 2001." ARIS Study.
The above is the most recent official number I found but I'm sure there is probably one that is more current. So you were close, it's 77%. Well at least, it was in 2001.
Just a quick question for you, do you believe that all the things in the bible should be taken literally, and everything in it is true? Or do you believe in multiple interpretations? I'm just wondering. From the same article:
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By similar margins, people in those faith groups believe in multiple interpretations of their own traditions' teachings. Yet 44 percent of the religiously affiliated also said their religion should preserve its traditional beliefs and practices.
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