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http://home.comcast.net/~john_power/comp_relig.xls


"Save" this to your H drive instead of just "Running" it.

When you have saved it, open it up and view it through Excel. If you don't have it at home, you can see it during class.

You may want to view it in 50% and 100% at different times, it's a fairly large format.

It goes from Left to Right, and Blue to Red. Religions on the left are Liberal, religions on the right are Conservative. Blue with dot pattern is most liberal, plain Blue is somewhat liberal, purple, a blend of blue and red is neutral, plain red is somewhat conservative, and red with dot pattern is most conservative.

Viewing the chart in reduced view, by selecting 50% from pull-down menu will show the general differences and similarities.

At the Bottom are tabs that will show original data and a master list of major American denominations varying political affiliations.

Beliefnet.com

Use the "see what others believe" pull-down menu to compare beliefs in general terms.

New York Post Online Edition: entertainment

One of my political heroes, The Ragin' Cajun, owned up to calling the election wrong. "When the going gets tough, the tough get their picture in the Press!"

I talked to my cousin who is a Jehovas Witness. He denies the divinity of Christ that is portrayed in the scriptures. He believes that Jesus is the real God and that the Bible specifically says that. He gave me one reading to look at to show his point, John 20:28. I didn't read it because I have already read articles that show contradicting points.

I found it funny that he pointed me towards a passage in the Bible, almost telling me to explore the option of becoming a Jehovas Witness. He knows I am Catholic, and he knows I have not always supported his decision to become a Jehovas Witness. So, when I asked him about how Jehovas don't believe in all the holidays, he didn't really answer me. He wouldn't explain why he couldn't celebrate his birthday and Christmas, and why he did celebrate weddings and anniversaries. I asked him about his wedding, which I attended, and he said it was exactly the type of wedding he had always wanted.

However, when I went it was the strangest things in the world. The JOP who married the couple said that the man was supposed to run the house. He previewed their life to come by telling everyone that the husband would be out in the working world supporting his wife and children. It was like the Jehovas don't expect the woman to work, and all the decision making and power will come from the husbands side.

Finally, I asked my cousin about possible children in the future. He told me that he expected to have a few kids, and also will teach them about the Jehovas Witness. This whole interview with my cousin was very weird, but very informative. I have read in places that the Jehovas marry early and have a lot of kids because they want to expand the population of the Jehovas Witness.