American’s belief in angels is about on par with belief in heaven and the power of prayer.
Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America., and the belief that physical things can have spiritual energies., according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
People turn to angels for comfort, he said. They are familiar, regularly showing up in pop culture as well as in the Bible. Comparably, worshipping Jesus is far more involved; when Grogger preaches about angels it is with the context that they are part of God’s kingdom., but bested by belief in God or a higher power . Fewer U.S. adults believe in the devil or Satan , astrology , reincarnation , and that physical things can have spiritual energies, such as plants, rivers or crystals .
Hunter estimates that a belief in angels applies to about half of those practicing modern witchcraft today, and for some who don’t believe, their rejection is often rooted in the religious trauma they experienced growing up. Angels mean different things to different people, and the idea of loved ones becoming heavenly angels after death is neither an unusual belief nor a universally held one.
The angels in the Bible do God’s bidding, and angelic violence is one part of their job description, said Esther Hamori, author of the upcoming book, “God’s Monsters: Vengeful Spirits, Deadly Angels, Hybrid Creatures, and Divine Hitmen of the Bible.”
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