WEEK IN RELIGION

The group American Atheists Inc., is attempting to uphold the idea of the separation of church and state with legal action. According to ChristianToday.com, the National Baptist Convention, which is the largest African American denomination, was scheduled to meet in Kansas City, Missouri, this year and was awarded a $65,000 grant from the city�s tourism budget to transport conference attendees from their hotels to the conference center, but American Atheists Inc., alleges that the grant is unconstitutional and violates the separation of church and state. The city awarded the grant to the National Baptist Convention because it was estimated that the conference will bring in $7.9 million to the city�s economy. The convention is set to take place Sept. 5-9. A GoFundMe campaign has been started by the Black Health Care Coalition to try to raise the $65,000 in the event the atheist group wins its lawsuit.

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SURVEY SAYS

Growing number of adults shedding religious identity

American adults are shedding their previous religious identities because of a lack of faith, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Of this group of religious �nones,� 78 percent said they were raised as a member of a particular religion, but shed their religious identities in adulthood. Of the 78 percent, about half (48 percent) of the �nones� surveyed said they moved away from the religion of their youth because of a lack of belief. The survey also found that one-in-10 of the religious �nones� who once had a religious affiliation are �inactive� religiously despite still holding certain religious beliefs.

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GOOD BOOK?

�Unbroken Cord: Israel and the Church� by D.H. Withers

Integrating Bible stories that stretch across the centuries from each other along with a background of secular history and current events, �Unbroken Cord� uncovers the link that ties them all together. This book is what many believers have been looking for: An easily understood synthesis between Old and New Testaments, past and present. �Unbroken Cord� unlocks secrets about God�s Calendar, fleshes out origins of the Middle East conflict, examines prophecies concerning Israel�s future population boom and explores Jerusalem - from her distant past and into the age to come.

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THE WORD

vespers: An evening prayer or worship service in some Christian churches.

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RELIGION AROUND THE WORLD

According to the CIA World Factbook, the religious makeup of Singapore is:

� Buddhist: 33.9 percent

� Muslim: 14.3 percent

� Taoist: 11.3 percent

� Catholic: 7.1 percent

� Hindu: 5.2 percent

� Other Christian: 11 percent

� Other: 0.7 percent

� None: 16.4 percent

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