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| Islam's PR Problem, Why Christians Oppose Halloween, And More |
| October 22, 2014 |
Summary: How to solve the worst Muslim backlash since 9/11, the role of evangelicals in the midterm elections, and a Wiccan and Christian perspective on Halloween’s dark side. |
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| Perceptions of Muslims Reach a New Low |
October 22, 2014 |
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Somewhere between the Boko Haram videos and the ISIS beheadings, perceptions of Musims went kind of crazy. American views of Muslims are now at their lowest since the weeks after 9/11. So this week, we're talking frankly about how it got this bad, and finding out how mainstream Muslims are fighting back. We're also confronting the 'cut and paste' approach to the Koran, looking at the full spectrum of what Islam actually teaches about violence.
Robert P. Jones, CEO of Public Religion Research Institute
Edgar Hopida, director of Communications at the Islamic Society of North America |
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| The Role of Evangelicals in the Midterm Elections |
October 23, 2014 |
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Republicans have long relied on the White evangelical vote during the midterm elections--but this year, in a handful of Southern states, the GOP needs to look somewhere else. In states like Kentucky and Georgia, where Senate races are tightest, the dwindling number of Evangelical voters is expected to have a real impact on who shows up at the polls.
Pictured: Two challengers in Kentucky's senate race, whose fate could be decided by the fading Evangelical vote.
Robert P. Jones, CEO and founder of Public Religion Research Institute |
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| A Wiccan and a Christian View on Halloween's Dark Side |
October 22, 2014 |
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When Halloween rolls around, many devout Christians turn off the lights and head for the basement. For some, celebrating Halloween is playing with fire. As Candy Gunther Brown explains, for many conservative Christians, all those sinister decorations "make the occult seem fun, and not all of these spiritual forces are for good." We'll hear a different take from a Wiccan priestess, who says the holiday can be a time to reconnect with departed loved ones.
Pictured: The common depiction of a witch is deplored in both Wiccan and Evangelical traditions, though for very different reasons.
Phyllis Curott, Wiccan priestess and trustee of the Parliament of the World's Religions
Candy Gunther Brown, religious studies professor at Indiana University, Bloomington |
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