Between 1985 and 2004, the share of Canadians aged 15 and older reporting no religious affiliation increased by seven percentage points from 12% to 19%.

• Together, the proportion of adult Canadians who either have no religious affiliation or do have a religion but don't attend religious services increased from 31% to 43% over this period.
• The percentage of Canadian-born 15-59 - year olds with no religious affiliation or not attending religious services has increased from 33% in 1985 to 48% in 2004.
• While only about one-third (32%) of adult Canadians attend religious services at least monthly, over one-half (53%) engage in religious activities on their own at least monthly.
  
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NEW YORK -- A recent survey found that a majority of young teens said there are correlations between the messages of the Bible and the way they apply those messages to their lives. More than 1,600 teens aged 12-18 years were surveyed by the American Bible Society to find what kind of role the Bible plays in the lives of these youths.

• 70 percent of 12-15-year-olds said that Bible messages and the application of them to their lives correlate with one another.
• Among the teens, African American youths were significantly more likely to agree with this statement than teens of other ethnic groups.
  
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13% - Americans who believe Jesus' death was faked and that he married and had a family, the central thesis of The Da Vinci Code. 

64% - Americans who say they would vote for a presidential candidate who is an evangelical.

78% - U.S. college students who say religion plays an important part in their lives.

78% - Americans who believe Jesus died on the Cross and was resurrected to eternal life, the central thesis of Christianity.

25% - Students who say they are more spiritual since entering college.