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Religious practices in the U.S.
and in the rest of the world

Topics discussed in this section:

	Miscellaneous items: Personal items, gender differences, church organization,  trends, etc.
	How religions established, changed, and continue to change their teachings on slavery, the role of women, sexual orientation, and other topics
	Americans and organized religion: Faith groups in the United States How Americans identify with various faith groups: << a big section. How do people view themselves religiously? How many change religions. How many regard themselves as Christian? How many couples are inter-faith?.....
	Some practices of Christians: Baptism The Eucharist (a.k.a. Communion, Mass, Lord's Supper...) Ethical policies, mottos & symbols Exorcism from demonic possession and oppression Ordination of women Prayer Speaking in Tongues Slavery: past support and opposition
	Practices of the general population: North Americans' attendance at religious services Attendance outside of North America Divorce Holy days: A list of seasonal days of celebration and remembrance. Marriage Sex Spanking children

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Graphical state-by-state display of religious affiliation:

USA Today has a very informative graphic of religious affiliation across the U.S. Data comes from the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) by the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Past surveys have been conducted in 2001 and 2008. See: http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/

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