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A nation of faith in a land of religious illiterates
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Jan 19, 2005 11:47pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | he sociologist Peter Berger once remarked that if India is the most religious country in the world and Sweden the least, then the United States is a nation of Indians ruled by Swedes. Not anymore. With a faith-based party in control of the White House and both houses of Congress, the United States is undeniably a nation of believers ruled by the same.
Things are different in Europe, and not just in Sweden. The Dutch are four times less likely than Americans to believe in miracles, hell and biblical inerrancy. The euro does not trust in God. But here is the paradox: Although Americans are far more religious than Europeans, they know far less about religion.
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