“The results of the Sutherland Institute/Heart+Mind survey,” said Sutherland religious freedom scholar Bill Duncan, “suggest that telling the story of religion’s value to society, grounded in the facts, can noticeably improve opinions about religion.”
He continued, “The fact that 75% of disaster relief organizations working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are religious, or the fact that religion contributes more than $1.2 trillion annually to the U.S. economy, are things that many Americans do not know. The more Americans learn about how religion benefits them, even if they aren’t religious, the better their view of faith is likely to be.”
The findings and recommendations are highlighted in Sutherland’s newest publication, available here:
