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Research: Rich God, Poor God

New studies are examining the relationship between religious attitudes and economic inequality.

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Religion and Inequality Go Hand-in-Hand | Why some countries are more religious than others—and why, assumptions to the contrary, the U.S. is not unusually religious. (September 16, 2011)

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