And the same poll suggests almost half of Canadians are open to religious communities having influence on Canadian public life. Where things get dicier is when Canadians are asked to gauge the overall presence of a particular religious community as benefiting or damaging the country overall. Here, Canadians in general have a net positive view of the country’s various streams of Christianity, as well as Judaism. ARI found that 55 per cent of Canadians support tax-exempt status for organized religion, which exists partly because of the religious role in charity. However, almost eight in 10 non-believers say they’d rather see churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, and other religious entities taxed.

Source: National Post November 16, 2017 20:48 UTC