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By mid-March 41 percent of churchgoers said their pastor had not mentioned the war

Ted Olsen | posted 5/01/2003 12:00AM

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21%	10%	37%
Churchgoers who said their clergy took a position on the Iraq war by March 16	Americans who say religion is the strongest influence in thinking about the war	Rise in sales of Bibles, hymnals, and prayer books from Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2003
41%	17%	7%
Churchgoers who said their clergy hadn't even mentioned it by then	Regular church attendees who say this	Drop in sales of other religious books during that time

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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)

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

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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