The Heaven (and Hell) Question

I have said here before that universalism is one of the most pressing issues in American, Western Christianity. Here are some “facts,” or at least some results from Robert Putnam and David Campbell, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us.

Americans overwhelmingly (89%) believe people of other religions can go to heaven, and say a good person who is not of their faith can go to heaven at the following percentages:

Mormons: 98% believe this.
Mainliners: 96%
Jewish: 95%
Catholic: 93%
Black Prots: 90%
Other faiths: 90%
Nones: 87%
Evangelicals: 83%

People not of my faith, including non-Christians, can go to heaven:

Mormon: 98%
Catholic: 83%
Mainliners: 79%
Black Prots: 62%
Evangelical: 54%