Viewing God in your image

USATODAY.com – View of God can predict values, politics:

By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY
The United States calls itself one nation under God, but Americans don’t all have the same image of the Almighty in mind.

A new survey of religion in the USA finds four very different images of God %u2014 from a wrathful deity thundering at sinful humanity to a distant power uninvolved in mankind’s affairs.

Forget denominational brands or doctrines or even once-salient terms like “Religious Right.” Even the oft-used “Evangelical” appears to be losing ground.

Recommended, if you’re trying to figure out your neighbors.