According to a new poll from Public Religion Research Institute, half of Americans believe supernatural forces affect the sporting events they watch. Half of American Fans See Supernatural Forces at Play in Sports publicreligion.org/newsroom/2014/01/news-release-jan-2014-sports-poll/ More than one-in-five fans perform a ritual before or during sports games WASHINGTON – Amid the 2014 NFL playoffs, half (50 percent) of American sports fans see supernatural forces at play in the games they are watching—they either pray for God to help their team, believe their team has been cursed, or believe God plays a role in determining the outcome of sporting events, a new survey finds. The January PRRI Religion and Politics Tracking Survey, conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, finds that one-quarter (25 percent) of sports fans in the United States believe their team has been cursed at some point, while more than one-quarter (26 percent) say they have prayed to God to help their team and 19 percent say God plays a role in determining who wins and who loses. Half of American sports fans connect the supernatural to sports by embracing at least one of these beliefs or practices. There is more …
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:18:30 +0000
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