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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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