“Seventy percent of Americans with a religious affiliation say that many religions — not just their own — can lead to eternal life. Most also think there is more than one correct way to interpret the teachings of their own faith.”
- from a new Pew survey on American religion. You can read more about it in this Politico.com article.
Monday, June 23, 2008
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"The state where the most people think they have a prayer answered at least once a month is Mississippi, at 46 percent. The lowest figure is New Hampshire/Vermont, at 19 percent.
Literal interpretation of Scripture — belief that the Bible is the word of God, word for word — is highest in Mississippi, at 64 percent, and lowest in New Hampshire/Vermont, 16 percent."
Not too shabby for ol' MS, no?
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