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February 9, 2010
News of the Week of June 13 Quiz
Are atheists smarter? How do white evangelicals vote? And other questions from this week's religion news.
1
Where is the church archaeologists are saying might be the earliest known Christian place of worship?
Ethiopia
Jerusalem
Italy
Jordan
2
Why is the American Civil Liberties Union considering suing the state of South Carolina?
Cafeteria workers at public high schools handed out inspirational Christian messages with hash browns.
The governor has started conducting pre-work prayer meetings in state buildings.
The state is now offering "I believe" license plates with a cross and stained glass window on them.
The state's new "South Carolina welcomes you!" billboards on the highway have the subhead "Smile! Jesus loves you."
3
An article in
Intelligence
journal said not only that more intellectuals were atheists but also that "decline in religious observance over the last century was directly linked to a rise in average intelligence." Which is
not
a criticism of his research?
It's impossible to link religious belief and intelligence directly, since they have to do with complex factors.
The author relied only on anecdotal statistics.
This is really a new form of racism.
Those who rise in the academy tend to espouse fashionable beliefs; religion is less admired now than in the past.
4
Where does a new book say Bush fired Rove?
At a luncheon, via Bush's pastor
In the bathroom
At the front of church during a service
At Jenna Bush's wedding
5
The Southern Baptist Convention voted to
Pull kids out of public schools.
Encourage churches to be honest about their membership.
Eliminate Martin Luther hymns from the next Baptist hymnal.
Kick people off church rosters if they haven't been attending.
6
In the last five presidential elections, Democratic candidates have never earned more than __ percent of white evangelicals' votes.
33
25
51
19
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