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Black enrollment at Christian colleges, whether abortion views matter in voting, and other news numbers.

29   Schools Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) that have a black student enrollment of 10 percent or higher.

9   CCCU schools with 10 percent or higher black enrollment in 1997.

22   CCCU schools with black enrollment of 2 percent or lower.

33   CCCU schools with black enrollment of 2 percent or lower in 1997.

(Source: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education)

44%   Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 who agree “that in questions of religion, my own religion is right while other religions tend to be wrong.”

25%   Americans over 60 who agree.

(Source: Bertelsmann Stiftung)

20%   Americans who say they would not consider voting for a presidential candidate whose position on abortion is different from their own.

53%   Americans who say they don’t need to know a presidential candidate’s position on abortion before deciding their vote.

(Source: Time and Fox News, via PollingReport.com)

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