Does Religion Do More Harm than Good?

I wondered whether negative feelings against religion were a local phenomenon until I came across a poll of eighteen thousand people in twenty-three countries. In preparation for a 2010 debate between Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the atheist Christopher Hitchens, the Toronto sponsors commissioned a simple survey. Here are the poll results on the question “Is religion a force for good?”

Country

Percentage who answer Yes

Saudi Arabia

92

Indonesia

91

India

69

United…