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Go Figure

Recent stats on divorce, Islam and violence, and horoscopes vs. the Bible.

52% 25% 62%
“Born-again Christians” who disagree with the statement, “When a couple gets divorced without one of them having committed adultery, they are committing a sin.” Americans in March 2002 who said the Islamic religion is more likely than others to encourage violence among its believers. British teens who say they believe horoscopes.
35% 46% 38%
Married “born-again Christians” who have experienced a divorce. Americans who said so in July 2004. British teens who say they believe the Bible

Sources: The Barna Group, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, The Telegraph

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Sources: The Barna Group, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, The Telegraph.

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