Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Iranians’ Attitudes Toward Religion: A 2020 Survey Report

Good news! This survey report was published by GAMAAN a "non-profit research foundation registered in the Netherlands that studies the attitudes of Iranians towards various social and political subjects.". Are the Iranian mullahs financing it? 😄 When will the Iranian people finally get rid of their theocratic dictatorship, which lasted longer than the reign of the last shah (Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1941-79). 

"The survey titled “Iranians’ attitudes toward religion”was conducted from June 6 to 21, 2020. Over 50 thousand respondents were surveyed, around 90% of whom lived in Iran.
– This study’s findings reflect the views of literate Iranian residents aged above 19 ...
While 32% of the population identifies as Shi’ite Muslim, around 9% identify as atheist, 8% as Zoroastrian, 7% as spiritual, 6% as agnostic, and 5% as Sunni Muslim. Others stated that they identify with or follow Sufi mysticism, humanism, Christianity, the Baha’i faith, or Judaism, among other worldviews. Around 22% identified with none of the above. ...
Approximately half of the population reported losing their religion. On the other hand, 41% did not report significant changes in religious or non-religious views during their lifetime. Around 6% of the population said they had converted from one religious orientation to another. ...
68% of the population believes that religious prescriptions should be excluded from state legislation, even if believers hold a parliamentary majority. However, 14% of the population thinks that the nation’s law should invariably accord with religious prescriptions."

Iranians’ Attitudes Toward Religion: A 2020 Survey Report – گَمان – گروه مطالعات افکارسنجی ایرانیان

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