‘Tis a day for surveys, my friends.

A new Gallup survey says very religious Americans are emotionally and physical healthier than other Americans.

A new Pew poll shows white mainline Protestants and evangelicals abandoning congressional Democratic candidates in October. Catholics (despite the best intentions of Cardinal-designate Raymond Burke) are split evenly between Dems and Republicans.

Forty-one percent of Air Force cadets who identified themselves as non-Christian said they were subjected to unwanted proselytizing at least once or twice last year, according to an AFA survey obtained by the AP.

President Obama will visit one of the world’s largest mosques in Indonesia next month, leading to more snide comments about his religion and upbringing in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. Speaking of presidential faith, W’s new biography is again stoking rumors (according to Drudge) that he’s a secret Catholic.

The Oklahoma Sharia ban is expected to pass on Tuesday, despite supporters’ admission that that they do not know of a single case of Islamic law being used in Soonerland, according to the LA Times.

The man charged in an alleged plot to blow up Metrorail stations in Northern Virginia suggested ways to kill as many people as possible on the subway, authorities alleged Thursday. Federal agents posed as al-Qaeda operatives and used the Quran to send coded messages, according to WaPo, highlighting the complicated relationship between law enforcement and Muslim Americans.

The imam behind the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero brushed aside a suggestion by one of his past benefactors that the project be moved to a different spot, according to the AP. Volcanic ash is threatening a 9th century Hindu/Buddhist temple, one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist attractions.

The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America recorded a video essay for the “It Gets Better Project.” The ELCA says Bishop Mark Hanson may be the first leader of a U.S. denomination to do so. The Ugandan parliamentarian behind the bill that calls for stiff penalties against homosexuality — including life imprisonment and the death penalty — says the bill will soon become law.

Progressive Anglicans are waging a campaign against an Anglican constitution that would centralize power in the hands of powerful archbishops. The Dalai Lama would like to retire … in the next 10 or 20 years. Mohammad was the most popular name for boys last year in England.

A Colorado judge dismissed a challenge to proclamations issued by Gov. Bill Ritter recognizing a National Day of Prayer. Navajo leaders charged with stealing tribal money turned to prayer. Hindus are trying to save dolphins who swim in the sacred but polluted Ganges River.