While reading the Washington Post online last night I came across this little headline:
Atheists Who Pray? On Faith Panel | New Pew survey says 21% of atheists believe in God, 10% pray. What gives?
Indeed – what gives?
Category: Myths
It seems that 5th grade students were trotted outside their schools and given copies of the New Testament by members of Gideons International, and evangelical society known for handing out Bibles as part of their missionary work. When the ACLU got involved, some people took the opportunity to attack them.
Walter Russell Mead writes, in a recent article in the Atlantic, that “America’s evangelicals are growing more moderate— and more powerful” in American politics. But to me it isn’t true. It has been a rollercoaster ride.
Woke up Monday morning to an AP story concerning the recent church shooting in Colorado: “Colo. Church Gunman `hated Christians'” What? How did they come to that conclusion? People get hurt when news organizations rush to report.