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Entries by Kenneth C. Davis from 09/2010

The Myth of American Religious Tolerance

| Posted 09.24.2010 | Religion
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In the Oct. 2010 issue of Smithsonian, I delve into the real history of America's attitudes about religion, and it is a far different picture from the tidy tableau and storybook version of tolerance that we tell our children.

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Americans Don't Know Much About the Bible -- Still!

| Posted 09.28.2010 | Religion
Read More: Pew Forum Religious Knowledge, US Religious Knowledge Survey, American Religious Knowledge, Religious Knowledge, u.s. Religious Knowledge Survey, Americans Religious Literacy, Religious Literacy, Pew Forum Religious Knowledge Survey, Religion News

For all of the talk of America being a "Christian Nation" and being founded on "religious principles," many Americans are as misinformed about religion as they are about history, basic science and geography.

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