Big gender divide in UK religious belief, survey suggests

[cronus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30910342

Gender divide in religious belief, survey suggests

A big gender divide exists between men and women in their 40s in belief in God and life after death, a poll suggests.

Of the British men surveyed, 54% said they were atheists or agnostics compared with only 34% of women.

The study also showed that Muslims in the survey had the fewest doubts about the existence of God and the afterlife.

The research involving more than 9,000 British people born in 1970 was analysed at the University of Essex.

(continued, not women who have to go fight in fuckwit religious wars)

[laklak]

Looks like the patriarchy oppressing women again.

[Tero]

The Wimmin must believe in God and also obay me! Even if I do not believe.

[JimC]

Silly girlies!

[mistermack]

Women like the feeling of belonging to a religious community, more than men.
They are less likely to betray that community, by questioning it's core belief.

[klr]

More like the women re still thinking of their kids, while the men are thinking about sport, the pub, or both.

[piscator]

Chix just ain't as good at thinking things through mechanically. The quintile that is just proves the rule.