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...John McCain ever be forgiven by the religious right? He's trying. The Arizona Senator has told Beliefnet that the "Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation," that he's in talks with his pastor about undergoing a full-immersion baptism to become a real live Evangelical, and that he would prefer a Christian U.S. President to a Muslim one (he wants someone who shares a "solid grounding in my faith"). That checks some big boxes for the Christian right. His new faith talk may not be enough to appeal to religious conservatives in Iowa...
...that you can legitimately make a connection between the Dems on the UC and them being pro-Sundquist,” Helgen said. “Because even though we endorsed Petersen-Sundquist, that does not mean we will endorse Sundquist.” —Staff writer Christian B. Flow can be reached at cflow@fas.harvard.edu...
...Kinnaman says non-Christians' biggest complaints about the faith are not immediately theological: Jesus and the Bible get relatively good marks. Rather, he sees resentment as focused on perceived Christian attitudes. Nine out of ten outsiders found Christians too "anti-homosexual," and nearly as many perceived it as "hypocritical" and "judgmental." Seventy-five percent found it "too involved in politics...
...only has the decline in non-Christians' regard for Christianity been severe, but Barna results also show a rapid increase in the number of people describing themselves as non-Christian. One reason may be that the study used a stricter definition of "Christian" that applied to only 73% of Americans. Still, Kinnaman claims that however defined, the number of non-Christians is growing with each succeeding generation: His study found that 23% of Americans over 61 were non-Christians; 27% among people ages 42-60; and 40% among 16-29 year olds. Younger Christians, he concludes, are therefore likely...
...Christians have always been aware of image problems with non-believers. Says Kinnaman: "The question is whether to care." But given the increasing non-Christian population and the fact that many of the concerns raised by non-believers are shared by young Christians, he says, there really is no option but to address the crisis...