The Religion Factor in the 2008 Election
Some of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in December for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Citing analysis of Pew Research Center surveys, Senior Fellow John Green suggests that the line dividing more religiously observant and less observant voters - so pronounced in the 2004 election - may be blurring.
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More from the Faith Angle Conference
Religion and Secularism: The American Experience
Historian Wilfred McClay contends that a specific idea of secularism,
which he calls "political secularism," was at the heart of the
founders' vision of American government. He spoke with journalists
about the relationship between religion and secularism in the U.S.
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Religious Literacy: What Every American Should Know
Stephen Prothero, author of Religious Literacy: What Every American
Needs to Know - And Doesn't, argues that religious illiteracy in the
U.S. has a significant impact on politics and foreign policy. Calling
it a "civic problem" that requires a "civic solution," Prothero offers
a proposal for addressing religious illiteracy through mandatory
courses in public schools.
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Jan. 7 - The Diane Rehm Show
Radio Discussion: Teaching Evolution and Creationism
Senior Research Fellow David Masci joins a discussion about a new National Academy of Sciences report on the importance of teaching evolution in public schools.
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Jan. 7 - Religion News Service
Religious Foes of Capital Punishment See New Momentum
Research Fellow Gregory Smith explains the link between priests' and parishioners' views on the death penalty.
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