Americans shift religious loyalties


	Americans shift religious loyalties

tabsey

2-26-2008 12:49 AM

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religion, no, longer, relevant

tabsey says:

I would suggest that the same would be found in Australia. Started life involved in some christian religion but not still practising. Immigrants come with closer ties to their religion. The threat the extremists rail against.

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