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Go Figure
Recent figures on faith and politics



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6
17%
63%
Months in jail that the Irish Council for Civil Liberties says clergy could face for distributing a Vatican statement on homosexuality, which the group says violates a 1989 hate crime law. Americans who say they wouldn't vote for a well-qualified evangelical presidential candidate. Americans who wouldn't vote for a qualified Muslim.
38%
50%
  White Americans who say President Bush's faith rightly affects his policies. Black Americans who say his religion doesn't affect his policy enough.

Sources: The Irish Times, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life


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Go Figure sources can be found at The Irish Times and Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Christianity Today's recent Go Figure columns include:

2002's martyrs, cohabiting couples, and defiant Alabamans. (September 9, 2003)
A survey indicates that teenagers attend religious services more than adults. (August 5, 2003)
Two astronomers determine the time when Jesus died and rose. (July 16, 2003)
How evangelicals view Islam and their own happiness. (June 12, 2003)
By mid-March 41 percent of churchgoers said their pastor had not mentioned the war. (May 5, 2003)
What percentage of Americans say they are spiritual but not religious? (April 24, 2003)
The power of Jesus shows in magazine sales. (February 4, 2003)
What role did abortion play in the congressional race? (January 8, 2003)
Is cheating more rampant at religious high schools? (December 18, 2002)
What do Americans pray for? (December 9, 2002)
How much more time do evangelical fathers give their children? (October 25, 2002)
What percentage of Americans believe in heaven? (September 13, 2002)
Americans continue to give to religious groups following September 11. (August 14, 2002)
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Statistics on the Protestant clergy shortage and The Prayer of Jabez (May 23, 2002)
The number of Americans who say they have no religion is growing (May 8, 2002)




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