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  I came across a study by the Pew Research Religion and Public Life Project that asked 3,217 Americans how they felt about various religions.   The results gave some interesting insights about how people of various religious persuasions feel about others, the relationship of political affiliation to religious feelings, and how ignorance shapes our views.   I was not totally surprised by the results, but many important social conclusions and questions came to mind. A little bit of background.   Respondents were asked how they feel from a scale of 0 (coldest and most negative) to 100 (warmest and most positive) about Jews, Catholics, Evangelical Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Atheists, and Mormons.   It should be noted that due to demographics, almost half of the respondents described themselves as Protestant (White Evangelical, White mainline, and Black Protestant), followed by unaffiliated (Atheist, Agnostic, and nothing in particular), Catho...

Full disclosure, I am a self-described Atheist Jew  20) If there is no archaeological evidence that the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, where did the whole Matzah thing come from? 19) Are Gefilte Fish, fresh or saltwater fish? 18) Where can I find chocolate bunnies in the Greatest Story ever Told? 17) Was Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, hotter than the Burning Bush in The Ten Commandments? 16) Why do so many people go out of their way to call themselves a Patriot or a Christian, when they’re probably neither? 15) Has the Catholic Church condemned Hannibal Lecter for eating so much meat on Friday during Lent? 14) If all politicians lie, why do people fall for the “Jesus Christ told me to run for President.” 13) If faith forces the suspension of free thinking, how does the tag line Faith and Freedom, make any sense? 12) How can Israel expect to be both a democratic and Jewish state while it occupies Judea and Samaria? 11) Can you have freedom of re...