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Slide 1: World Religions by number of adherents

Slide 2: Poll: “Is religion an important part of your life?”

Slide 3: Weekly religious attendance

Slide 4: Poll: “Does religion have a positive or negative impact?”

Slide 5: Living as a religious majority or minority?

Slide 6: Americans’ views of religions (warm=positive, cold=negative)

Slide 7: Which religion’s adherents know most about other religions?

Slide 8: Long term trends in religious affiliation in the U.S.

CHILDHOOD FAITH GROUP

CURRENT FAITH GROUP

Slide 9: Coolest Chart Ever! (Where “lapsers” go.)

Latter Day Saints

1.80

Daoism 1.73

Baha’i 1.72

Sikhism 1.54Slide 10: Growth in World Religions

Slide 11a: Appropriate Dress for Women in Islam

Which of the above forms of head covering was declared most appropriate by respondents (men? women?) in each of the following countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Pakistan.

(Hint: No two countries declared the same head covering most appropriate.)

Egypt: (Al-amira)

Saudi Arabia: (Niqab)

Lebanon: (None)

Pakistan: (Chador)

Why do I ask?

Slide 12: Correlation of Wealth and Religiosity