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America's religion fetish. Three in ten Americans take the Bible literally http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/08/biblical-literalism_n_893358.html 22% of Americans would not vote for a Mormon - (49% wouldn't vote for an atheist) http://universe.byu.edu/index.php/2011/07/19/22-percent-of-americans-would-not-vote-for-a-mormon/ http://www.gallup.com/poll/148100/Hesitant-Support-Mormon-2012.aspx University study finds atheists the most despised minority http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistbigotryprejudice/a/AtheitsHated.htm Rick Perry's army of God http://www.texasobserver.org/cover-story/rick-perrys-army-of-god Rick Perry's true ID: Creationism in the classroom http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/aug/23/rick-perry-creationism-classroom American politics more religious than American voters (Only 93% now believe in God) http://ncronline.org/news/politics/american-politics-more-religious-american-voters The addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance#Addition_of_.22under_God.22 "In God we trust" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust You can download an audio version of this video at http://patcondell.libsyn.com/ Subscribe via iTunes at
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  Sep 7, 2011

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  06:06