From: Stephen Miles Lewis <elfis@austin.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 23:13:50 -0600
Fwd Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 07:29:18 -0500
Subject: More Young People Believe In Aliens Than God


Another gem from the Forteana list.

SMiles
http://www.elfis.net

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From: Apoganza@aol.com
To: forteana@primenet.com
Subject: Young Alien God
Date: Sat, Dec 18, 1999, 4:48 AM


More Young People Believe In Aliens Than God

By Anjali Kwatra, PA News
AOL News
18/12/99

More young people in Britain believe in aliens and ghosts than
in God, according to a new survey.

Some 67% of 15 to 24-year-olds had some belief in ghosts and 61%
in aliens, but only 39% felt the same way about Christianity.

The poll of 1,000 young people was carried out by ROAR, a
consortium of Carlton Screen Advertising, The Guardian/The
Observer, Kiss FM, Channel 4, EMAP Consumer Magazines and
advertising agency, BMP OMD.

A quarter of them said they did believe in ghosts, while 42%
said there was probably something in it, a total of 67%.

Meanwhile 22% said they believed in alien visitations and UFOs
and 39% thought there was something to it, a total of 61%.

And 23% said they believed in Christianity, while 16% said there
was probably something in it, a total of 39%.

And while 10% of people said they did not believe at all in
ghosts, even more people - 13% - did not believe at all in God.