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Religion in the classroom: Where the faithful and the ACLU can agree

By Stephen Mansfield — June 7, 2019
(RNS) — A Pew poll from 2010 found that a majority of Americans cannot name the first book of the Bible but can provide the names of the four Beatles.

Survey: Syrian rebels seek Islamic democracy

By Oren Dorell — September 24, 2012

(RNS) Members of the Syrian opposition generally want a democratic government that protects the rights of minorities, though many also want a constitution based on Islam, according to a recent survey. By Oren Dorell.

Syrian Christians live in uneasy alliance with Bashar Assad

By Stephen Starr and S Akminas — May 11, 2012

DAMASCUS, Syria (RNS) Many of Syria's Christians continue to stand by Bashar Assad's regime not out of support but out of fear of civil war if rebels gain strength, or worse, if they win and install an Islamist government hostile to religious minorities. By Stephen Starr and S. Akminas.

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