In Europe and U.S., Nonbelievers Are Increasingly Vocal
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BURGESS HILL, England -- Every morning on his walk to work, high school teacher Graham Wright recited a favorite Anglican prayer and asked God for strength in the day ahead. Then two years ago, he just stopped.
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In some corners, popular belief holds that science and religion are incompatible, but scientists may be just as likely to believe in God as other people, according to surveys.
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About one in four Americans holds anti-Muslim views, such as a belief that the religion teaches violence and hatred, according to a survey an Islamic advocacy group released Monday.
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Religious segregation is expanding from places of worship to neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces.
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NOT JUST IMMIGRATION: The birthrates in many Muslims communities in Europe are among the highest, particularly in Nordic nations.
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COPENHAGEN -- The "Amens!" flew like popcorn in hot oil as 120 Christian worshipers clapped and danced and praised Jesus as if He'd just walked into the room. In a country where about 2 percent of the population attend  church regularly and many churches draw barely enough worshipers to fill a...
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Many non-Muslims, though, said they were glad the pope spoke out about violence and Islam.
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Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs &#151; even when they'd rather not. Indeed, seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters &#151; even saying during a debate that Jesus Christ was his favorite philosopher &#151; the personal faith of candidates has become a very public part of the presidential campaign.
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The construction of mosques in German cities is stoking anti-foreign sentiment and reinforcing fears that Christianity is under threat.
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In the US the two religious groups, historically at odds, find new opportunities for dialogue and understanding.
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The pervasiveness of anti-Semitism in Europe is widely underestimated in the United States, even by U.S. Jews, a prominent American journalist told a conference Thursday examining the effects of anti-Jewish ...
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MUNICH, Germany  - Western societies are losing   their souls to scientific rationality and frightening believers   in the developing world who still fear God, Pope Benedict told   an open-air mass in Germany on Sunday.
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Reporters from The Associated Press visited mosques around the world Friday to take the pulse of the faithful at a time of upheaval in Islam. They found believers who, for all their cultural and geographical diversity, share an anger over Iraq and the Palestinians and a feeling that their religion is under threat from the West.
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New insight into how Americans perceive the interaction between religion and politics.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Most people in Muslim and Western countries believe divisions between them are worsening and each side believes the other disrespects their culture, according to a poll released on Monday.
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Americans are boldly speaking their minds, even when others would prefer they didn't.
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The US has fewer cases of radicalization than Europe, but experts are calling for more study and preventive strategies.