Last Wednesday, the national paper Página 12, published the results of the first national survey on religious beliefs carried out by the organization CONICET along with five universities. They surveyed 2403 adults across the country. Some of the results are surprising. Apparently 9 out of 10 Argentines believe in God. Approximately 76% identify as Catholics, 11% as atheist, agnostic or of no religion, 9% as Evangelists, 1% Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1% Mormons and the remaining 1% are divided among other religions. At the same time, ¾ “rarely or never” attend church or other places of worship and many differ in opinion with the Vatican on important issues:
6 out of 10 support the decriminalization of abortion in special circumstances (in cases of rape, danger to the health or life of the mother, etc)
9 out of 10 want the government to promote the use of prophylactics to prevent the spread of HIV
9 out of 10 support sex education in schools and 8 out of 10 believe that “all” methods of contraception should be discussed
8 out of 10 also believe that a person can use contraception and still be a “faithful believer” and more than half consider premarital sexual relations “a positive experience”.
Logically, the highest proportion of “non-believers” is concentrated in the capital city with approximately 20% declaring their “indifference” to religion.
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