Many believe that George W. Bush makes decisions based upon religious beliefs. Bush has used the word “Crusade” to describe the current war. Some paranoid “9/11 was an inside job” suckers even go as far as to say that Bush wants to initiate a cataclysmic holy war. Me? I want four more years of Bush. I’m kidding, I’m kidding.

But seriously, according to a new research publication, it isn’t just Bush who may be thinking about the end of times – just about eight-in-ten Americans have no doubt that God exists, that prayer is important, and that “we will all be called before God at the Judgement Day to answer for our sins.” This percentage has only fluctuated a bit since 1987.

Here’s what I wonder: Are people scared of saying otherwise? If you are only moderately religious but have heard that not believing in God will send you straight to hell, what are you going to say when asked such questions? When asked such questions you may feel uneasy about your true feelings and just state what you’ve been told is right. It is not possible to believe that eight-in-ten Americans have even had the kind of spiritual awakening necessary to form a religious point-of-view.

Do eight-in-ten Americans ever separate the notion of Spirituality from Religion? Have you?