Half of Britons think religion does more harm than good
By Press Association 4:36PM GMT 04 Nov 2014
Even a fifth of those who see themselves as devout say religion is harmful to society, study finds
More than half of Britons believe religion does more harm than good, with less than a quarter believing faith is a positive force, according to a new survey.
Even 20% of British people who describe themselves as being ''very religious'' said religion was harmful to society.
The study for the Huffington Post UK revealed that only 8% of Britons describe themselves as very religious, with more than 60% saying they were not religious at all.
The poll shows more people believe being an atheist is likely to make you a good person than being religious.
In fact, one in eight Britons said atheists tend to be more moral, compared to just 6% who say atheists are less moral, challenging widely held beliefs that religion is one of the last remaining bastions of British morality
Of the 2,004 people surveyed, 56% described themselves as Christian, 2.5% were Muslim, 1% were Jewish and the remainder were of another faith or none.
The majority of British people believe religion is not more likely to make you a moral person. More than 55% said atheists are just as likely to be moral people as religious people.
Young people are actually more likely to have a positive view of religion. Around 30% of 18-24 year olds believe religion does more good than harm, compared to just 19% of 55-64 year-olds.
Survation carried out the survey for HuffPost UK in Britain in October.
At the end of the day, it's more important to do good than just read religious books... a scholar can study all the texts in the world but still have a heart of coal.
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