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Pew Study: Gov’t Restrictions on Religion Increased 87.5% From 2009-2012
foxnewsinsider.com ^ | February 2, 2014

Posted on 02/03/2014 4:27:13 AM PST by ilovesarah2012

Is hostility toward religion on the rise in the United States?

According to the Pew Research Center, government restrictions on religion have increased 87.5 percent from 2009 to 2012, and negative social attitudes toward religion have gone up 26 percent in the same time frame.

Father Jonathan Morris says he believes more people are self-identifying as agnostic and atheist. He says he has seen more government restrictions under the current administration.

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Just what the government wants.
1 posted on 02/03/2014 4:27:13 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

Communist governments always persecute Christians. Ours is no different.


2 posted on 02/03/2014 4:28:53 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: ilovesarah2012

How many restrictions were put on the Muslim religion in the past four years? Let’s see the list comparing Christian, Muslim and Jewish restrictions, please.


3 posted on 02/03/2014 4:37:32 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: ilovesarah2012

Not Islam.

ISLAM IS EXEMPT for ObamaCARE, just like the
hated, EXEMPT US Congress.


4 posted on 02/03/2014 4:38:22 AM PST by Diogenesis
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To: Diogenesis

I’m waiting for the rest of the clergy in this country to speak out. Is Father Morris our only clergyman with a set?


5 posted on 02/03/2014 4:43:01 AM PST by abclily
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To: ilovesarah2012

Well, he was a Lefty homosexual. Naturally, he was on the inside track with the Democrat movers and shakers. But not to worry. The “victims” were only bilked out of money they had taken from their gullible fellow-travelers or those who feed at the Big Government trough financed by our taxes.


6 posted on 02/03/2014 4:45:43 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: ilovesarah2012

correction... any restrictions are solely placed in Christian services and associations.

similar islamic services were endorsed, funded, encouraged.

obvious religious bigotry is obvious


7 posted on 02/03/2014 4:50:27 AM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: abclily

Well we’ve had two young former athiests convert to Christianity this past month at our church so not every young person is going the way of the athiest or agnostic.


8 posted on 02/03/2014 4:53:52 AM PST by jsanders2001
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bfl


9 posted on 02/03/2014 5:27:52 AM PST by Excellence (All your database are belong to us.)
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To: jsanders2001

Millenials are turning.


10 posted on 02/03/2014 9:32:59 AM PST by Blogger
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