Despite Religious Roots, Americans Struggle to Understand Others’ Beliefs

Despite Religious Roots, Americans Struggle to Understand Others’ Beliefs
Listen to the Audio JIM LEHRER : Next tonight: understanding the religious beliefs of other people. Ray Suarez looks at why that matters in a country as diverse as ours. His report was produced in collaboration with the PBS series “God in America.” RAY SUAREZ: The United States continues to be the most religious of the wealthy industrial democracies. In four centuries, religion has played a …

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Protests Still Linger, Despite Quran Burning Cancellation

Protests Still Linger, Despite Quran Burning Cancellation
  By: JAHNE BRISTOW (GAINESVILLE, Ga.) On Thursday, September 9, the leader of Dove World Outreach Center announced that he would not be burning Qurans on September 11, the ninth anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. According to MSNBC, he stated that his church’s goal had been to expose the danger in the Islam religion, and that they had accomplished their objective. In exchange …

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