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Nov 13 2014  |
By David Briggs
Tags: Barack Obama, Baylor Religion Survey, Bill Clinton, Christianity, economics, General Social Survey, globalization, gun control, politics, recession, Sarah Palin, Wake Forest University
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Two new studies indicate that greater personal faith predicts lower attachment to guns and lower levels of gun ownership. Rather than propping up an anything-goes gun culture, religion may be part of the solution in promoting conversations that move beyond the partisan divides that have immobilized debates over gun control.
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Nov 29 2013 |
By David Briggs
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Can religion help reduce violent crime? Two new studies suggest the answer is yes, both by creating a moral climate that fosters respect among neighbors and by helping to form individual consciences of young adults. Communities with high levels of active participation in congregations may be particularly effective in reducing assaults, rapes and murders in some poor areas that are most likely to suffer from violent crimes, the research indicates.
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Dec 28 2010 |
By David Briggs
Tags: Ahmadiyya, ARDA, Christianity, Egypt, freedom, Hindu, India, Islam, Muslim, North Korea, Pakistan, politics, prejudice, Shia, Sunni, violence
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Amid widespread international disregard for religious freedom, one group of countries stands out: Muslim-majority nations. “Religious persecution is not only more prevalent among Muslim-majority countries, but it also generally occurs at more severe levels,” Brian Grim of the Pew Research Center and Roger Finke of Pennsylvania State University report in a new book, “The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century.”
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