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Two astronomers determine the time when Jesus died and rose

Ted Olsen | posted 7/01/2003 12:00AM

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84%	3 p.m.	85%
Americans who believe in sin (down six points since 1995).	Time at which two astronomers from Cluj, Romania, say Jesus died on April 3, A.D. 33.	Members of Yale's Campus Crusade for Christ chapter who are Asian. The university's Buddhist meditation meetings are almost exclusively attended by whites.
14%	4 a.m.
Americans who do not believe in sin.	Time at which they say Jesus rose on April 5.

Sources: Gallup Tuesday Briefing, The Washington Post, The Herald

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The majority of Americans say September 11 proved there's "too little religion." (July 11, 2002)

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