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Go Figure

Get the numbers on “Prison Muslims,” interfaith marriages, and money makers.

1 in 10   U.S. prison inmates who convert to Islam during their incarceration.

1 in 5   “Prison Muslims” who continue to practice Islam after their release.

(Source:

Everett Herald

)

32%   Evangelical Protestants whose spouse or partner is of a different religious or denominational background.

31%   Jews whose spouse or partner is of a different religious background.

(Source: Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life)

13%   U.S. evangelical Protestants who earn more than $100,000 annually.

21%   U.S. mainline Protestants who do.

28%   U.S. Eastern Orthodox Christians who do.

(Source: Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life)

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He Talked to Us on the Road

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Hunger Has a Profile

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Books Uncommon and Offbeat

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Civil Religion's Sharper Teeth

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Preventing Suicide

Christine A. Scheller

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In the Valley of the Shadow of Suicide

Christine A. Scheller

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The Real Prosperity Gospel

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The Controversialist

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The Beauty of Fasting

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Self-Examination Time

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Wonder-filled Travel

While You're There

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Praying 'Forgive Us Our Sins'

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Q & A: Tony Dungy

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Doctrine Bears Repeating

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Quotation Marks

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Worship Behind the Razor Wire

Charles Honey

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A Mending in Moscow?

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Shari'ah Spreads

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Jim Jones

Taking Heat

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Blogging the Bible

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