http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksetPublic opinion and insights about religion, values and public life by Robert P. Jones.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyWed, 03 Apr 2013 23:43:47 GMTWed, 03 Apr 2013 23:43:47 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksethttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/2a4edeb0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cfiguring0Efaith0Ehas0Emoved0C20A130C0A40C0A30Cc637d4120E9c9f0E11e20E9a790Eeb5280Ac81c630Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_suspect" href="">Figuring Faith </a>is moving to a new format and a new page.<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/figuring-faith/2013/02/13/df160f5e-7629-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_page.html"> Follow Robert P. Jones at his new online home, here.</a> </p> <p> Go to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith">washingtonpost.com/onfaith</a> for the latest religion news and commentary from around the world. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/figuring-faith-has-moved/2013/04/03/c637d412-9c9f-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/2a4edeb0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Figuring+Faith+has+moved&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Ffiguring-faith-has-moved%2F2013%2F04%2F03%2Fc637d412-9c9f-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991251119/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2a4edeb0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991251119/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2a4edeb0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991251119/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2a4edeb0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:50:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/figuring-faith-has-moved/2013/04/03/c637d412-9c9f-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithOn Faithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/28d2272c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhat0Edo0Eamerican0Ecatholics0Ewant0Efrom0Ethe0Enew0Epope0C20A130C0A20C210C2d5562980E7c630E11e20E9a750Edab0A20A1670Ada0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p/> <p>In the coming weeks, debates over next pope will be not only about the person who will embody the office but about how the church will wrestle with shifting demographics and the relationship between tradition and modern culture. A look at these shifts and tensions among American Catholics provides a microcosm into the larger global dynamics at play.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/what-do-american-catholics-want-from-the-new-pope/2013/02/21/2d556298-7c63-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/28d2272c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=What+do+American+Catholics+want+from+the+new+pope%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhat-do-american-catholics-want-from-the-new-pope%2F2013%2F02%2F21%2F2d556298-7c63-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920134285/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/28d2272c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920134285/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/28d2272c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920134285/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/28d2272c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:33:45 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/what-do-american-catholics-want-from-the-new-pope/2013/02/21/2d556298-7c63-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/28801a1e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cstate0Eof0Ethe0Eunion0Edivided0C20A130C0A20C120C161370Ae20E7570A0E11e20Eaa120Ee6cf1d3110A6b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>Tonight, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-focus-on-economy-in-speech/2013/02/12/aeea9144-755f-11e2-95e4-6148e45d7adb_story.html?hpid=z1">President Obama will address a divided Congress in his fourth State of the Union speech</a>, tackling a wide range of contentious issues. Florida Senator Marco Rubio will deliver the Republican response to the speech in English and Spanish, highlighting the GOP’s new effort to appeal to Hispanic Americans through bipartisan immigration reform, but the country remains divided on many of the issues on Obama’s agenda. Public opinion data shows deep rifts by age, political affiliation, and religious affiliation on the issues that Obama is likely to specifically address, including climate change, the federal budget, gun control, and gay and lesbian issues.<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://publicreligion.org/2013/02/graphic-of-the-week-the-state-of-the-union-divided/"> Here’s a rundown on the divisions, </a>and the occasional common ground, on the major topics:</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/state-of-the-union-divided/2013/02/12/161370e2-7570-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/28801a1e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=State+of+the+Union%3F+Divided.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fstate-of-the-union-divided%2F2013%2F02%2F12%2F161370e2-7570-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985189447/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/28801a1e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985189447/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/28801a1e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155985189447/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/28801a1e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:14:49 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/state-of-the-union-divided/2013/02/12/161370e2-7570-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/279513ef/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhy0Epro0Elife0Ecatholics0Eand0Eevangelicals0Epart0Eways0Eon0Eguns0C20A130C0A10C160C3a643a4a0E5fe90E11e20E9940A0E6fc488f3fecd0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>After receiving a set of recommendations from a task force led by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., President Obama will Wednesday announce plans for major legislation to prevent gun violence in the wake of last month’s mass shootings in Newtown, Conn. Since the shootings, prominent religious groups such as the<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/mental-health/274235-catholic-bishops-call-for-gun-control-mental-health-reform"> U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops </a>and a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/faith-leaders-launch-gun-control-push/2013/01/15/82d78632-5f2c-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html">multi-faith coalition </a>have also called for tightening the nation’s gun control laws.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-pro-life-catholics-and-evangelicals-part-ways-on-guns/2013/01/16/3a643a4a-5fe9-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/279513ef/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+pro-life+Catholics+and+evangelicals+part+ways+on+guns&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhy-pro-life-catholics-and-evangelicals-part-ways-on-guns%2F2013%2F01%2F16%2F3a643a4a-5fe9-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540809552/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/279513ef/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540809552/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/279513ef/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151540809552/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/279513ef/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:39:48 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-pro-life-catholics-and-evangelicals-part-ways-on-guns/2013/01/16/3a643a4a-5fe9-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/2636970f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cafter0Edivisive0Eelection0Evoters0Esupport0Ebalanced0Eapproach0Eto0Ebudget0Ecrisis0C20A120C110C30A0C54884b180E3b3c0E11e20Eb0A1f0E5f55b193f58f0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>The hotly contested and divisive <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/campaigns">2012 election</a>, which saw more negative advertising than any presidential electoral contest in American history, did not seem to provide fertile ground for a divided Congress to successfully negotiate over the nation’s budget crisis. But just after the election, majorities of both Democratic and Republican voters indicated that they want Congress to move beyond ideological logjams and find a balanced solution that addresses revenue increases as well as spending cuts. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/after-divisive-election-voters-support-balanced-approach-to-budget-crisis/2012/11/30/54884b18-3b3c-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/2636970f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=After+divisive+election%2C+voters+support+balanced+approach+to+budget+crisis&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fafter-divisive-election-voters-support-balanced-approach-to-budget-crisis%2F2012%2F11%2F30%2F54884b18-3b3c-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538924455/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2636970f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538924455/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2636970f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151538924455/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2636970f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:54:49 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/after-divisive-election-voters-support-balanced-approach-to-budget-crisis/2012/11/30/54884b18-3b3c-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/2557400e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Chow0Evalues0Edemographics0Eand0Ethe0Eeconomy0Ehelped0Eshape0Ethe0Eelection0C20A120C110C0A70C87df290A80E290A0A0E11e20Ebab20Eeda29950A36840Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>At the outset, the 2012 election seemed ripe for a struggle over religion. White evangelical Protestants’ <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://publicreligion.org/research/2011/11/2011-american-values-survey/">anxiety about former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith</a>, Americans’ overall dearth of <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://publicreligion.org/research/2012/05/may-rns-2012-research/">knowledge about President Obama’s religion</a>, in addition to the Obama administration’s struggle with the American <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/catholic-bishops-make-last-minute-pitch-for-romney/2012/11/01/af08f1ce-2461-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html">Catholic bishops</a> over contraception, vaulted religion into the public eye several times during the course of the Republican primaries and the general campaign. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/how-values-demographics-and-the-economy-helped-shape-the-election/2012/11/07/87df2908-2900-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/2557400e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=How+values%2C+demographics+and+the+economy+helped+shape+the+election&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fhow-values-demographics-and-the-economy-helped-shape-the-election%2F2012%2F11%2F07%2F87df2908-2900-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659099323/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2557400e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659099323/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2557400e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659099323/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2557400e/a2t.img" border="0"/>election 2012; campaign 2012; presidential election; faith and politics; evangelicals; Protestants; Mormons; Public Religion Research Institute; Robert P. Jones; Richard Mourdock; Todd AkinWed, 07 Nov 2012 17:44:58 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/how-values-demographics-and-the-economy-helped-shape-the-election/2012/11/07/87df2908-2900-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/24cc017d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhat0Ethe0Ecampaigns0Eshould0Eknow0Eabout0Ethe0Ereligiously0Eunaffiliated0C20A120C10A0C230C7d3e0A2260E1d3e0E11e20E9cd50Eb55c383889620Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>In his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-01-20-obama-non-believers_N.htm?csp=usat.m">2009 inaugural address</a>, President Obama earned plaudits in <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/the-other-believers-mark-d-hatcher-a-black-atheist/2012/10/02/684b665c-ed72-11e1-b09d-07d971dee30a_blog.html">atheist</a>, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/who-are-the-nones/2012/10/09/e3669952-1238-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_blog.html">agnostic</a>, and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/remembering-paul-kurtz/2012/10/23/4d4dbdb0-1d19-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_blog.html">secular humanist</a> circles by, for the first time, acknowledging the presence of “nonbelievers” alongside “Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus” in the American religious landscape. Public Religion Research Institute’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://publicreligion.org/research/2012/10/american-values-survey-2012/">2012 American Values Survey</a> shows, however, that Obama’s well-intentioned term “nonbelievers” falls short as an adequate description of the growing, complex group of religiously unaffiliated Americans.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/what-the-campaigns-should-know-about-the-religiously-unaffiliated/2012/10/23/7d3e0226-1d3e-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/24cc017d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=What+the+campaigns+should+know+about+the+religiously+unaffiliated&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhat-the-campaigns-should-know-about-the-religiously-unaffiliated%2F2012%2F10%2F23%2F7d3e0226-1d3e-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144545582645/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/24cc017d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144545582645/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/24cc017d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144545582645/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/24cc017d/a2t.img" border="0"/>nonbelievers; religiously unaffiliated; atheists; agnostics; faith and politics; Robert P. JonesTue, 23 Oct 2012 19:01:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/what-the-campaigns-should-know-about-the-religiously-unaffiliated/2012/10/23/7d3e0226-1d3e-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/241717f4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cpresidential0Edebate0Echallenge0Econnecting0Ewith0Ethe0Emisunderstood0Ewhite0Eworking0Eclass0C20A120C10A0C0A30C99e4183c0E0Ad820E11e20Ebd1a0Eb868e65d57eb0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>Both President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will be arriving at the presidential debate podiums with the mud still drying on their shoes from hard campaigning in Ohio and Colorado. In each of these and other battleground states, the candidates will be making their cases with particular attention to white working-class voters.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/presidential-debate-challenge-connecting-with-the-misunderstood-white-working-class/2012/10/03/99e4183c-0d82-11e2-bd1a-b868e65d57eb_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/241717f4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Presidential+debate+challenge%3A+Connecting+with+the+misunderstood+white+working-class&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fpresidential-debate-challenge-connecting-with-the-misunderstood-white-working-class%2F2012%2F10%2F03%2F99e4183c-0d82-11e2-bd1a-b868e65d57eb_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544255770/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/241717f4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544255770/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/241717f4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544255770/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/241717f4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Public Religion Research Institute; presidential debate; first presidential debate; white working-class voters; Robert P. Jones; faith and politics; religion; campaign 2012; election 2012; gridWed, 03 Oct 2012 18:09:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/presidential-debate-challenge-connecting-with-the-misunderstood-white-working-class/2012/10/03/99e4183c-0d82-11e2-bd1a-b868e65d57eb_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/23267bb0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cpresident0Eobamas0Efaith0Echallenge0Eat0Ethe0Edemocratic0Econvention0C20A120C0A90C0A60Cea688c80A0Ef83c0E11e10E83980E0A327ab83ab910Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>For the casual viewer of the major party political conventions, the ritual presence of religious leaders (who open and close each night’s events with prayer) may be lost. But the candidates and leadership of both parties are aware of the importance of invoking religion at political conventions: two-thirds (67 percent) of voters – including 66 percent of Democrats, 58 percent of independents, and 78 percent of Republicans – say that it’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://publicreligion.org/research/2011/11/2011-american-values-survey/">important for a presidential candidate to have strong religious beliefs</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/president-obamas-faith-challenge-at-the-democratic-convention/2012/09/06/ea688c80-f83c-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/23267bb0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=President+Obama%E2%80%99s+faith+challenge+at+the+Democratic+convention&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fpresident-obamas-faith-challenge-at-the-democratic-convention%2F2012%2F09%2F06%2Fea688c80-f83c-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172063/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/23267bb0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172063/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/23267bb0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172063/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/23267bb0/a2t.img" border="0"/>DNClive; Democratic National Convention; Presiednt Obama's speech; President Obama faith; Robert P. JonesThu, 06 Sep 2012 16:36:08 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/president-obamas-faith-challenge-at-the-democratic-convention/2012/09/06/ea688c80-f83c-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22c7f9c9/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cromneys0Ehigh0Ewire0Eact0Eon0Ereligion0Eat0Ethe0Erepublican0Econvention0C20A120C0A80C270C3e8a90A120Ef0A480E11e10Eadc60E87dfa8eff430A0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>On Thursday night, Mitt Romney will step out at the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-obama-romney-neck-and-neck-ahead-of-party-conventions/2012/08/26/62882360-efc3-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_story.html?hpid=z1">Republican National Convention</a> to accept the nomination as the presidential candidate. The question, ahead of this important moment, is not whether but how he will talk about religion. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/romneys-high-wire-act-on-religion-at-the-republican-convention/2012/08/27/3e8a9012-f048-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22c7f9c9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Romney%E2%80%99s+high-wire+act+on+religion+at+the+Republican+convention&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fromneys-high-wire-act-on-religion-at-the-republican-convention%2F2012%2F08%2F27%2F3e8a9012-f048-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172059/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22c7f9c9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172059/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22c7f9c9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172059/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22c7f9c9/a2t.img" border="0"/>Republican National ConventionMon, 27 Aug 2012 13:48:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/romneys-high-wire-act-on-religion-at-the-republican-convention/2012/08/27/3e8a9012-f048-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/228f142a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cryans0Ebudget0Eapproach0Echallenges0Ebishops0Eat0Eodds0Ewith0Ecatholics0C20A120C0A80C20A0C5723d8d60Eeae90E11e10E9ddc0E340Ad5efb1e9c0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>Mitt Romney’s decision to include Catholic congressman Paul Ryan on the Republican ticket presents a challenge for the U.S. Catholic bishops. And, equally importantly, it has the potential to open up a new “religion problem” for the Romney campaign among rank-and-file Catholics. At the heart of this tension is Ryan’s signature budget proposal, driven by a vision of economic austerity and small government, which aims to dramatically cut government spending and reshape the tax code. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/ryans-budget-approach-challenges-bishops-at-odds-with-catholics/2012/08/20/5723d8d6-eae9-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/228f142a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Ryan%E2%80%99s+budget+approach+challenges+bishops%2C+at+odds+with+Catholics&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fryans-budget-approach-challenges-bishops-at-odds-with-catholics%2F2012%2F08%2F20%2F5723d8d6-eae9-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172055/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/228f142a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172055/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/228f142a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172055/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/228f142a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mitt RomneyMon, 20 Aug 2012 17:39:07 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/ryans-budget-approach-challenges-bishops-at-odds-with-catholics/2012/08/20/5723d8d6-eae9-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22415664/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhy0Eobamas0Esupport0Efor0Esame0Esex0Emarriage0Ewont0Ehurt0Ehim0Eamong0Eafrican0Eamericans0C20A120C0A80C0A30CgJQAThXBbX0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p/> <p>Ever since President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, pundits and pollsters alike have struggled to determine what impact this endorsement will have on the black community. Black voters, whose overwhelming support helped propel Obama to the White House, are also less supportive of same-sex marriage than the general public, leading some to wonder whether Obama will lose some of these critical allies at the ballot box in November. Last week, a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/31/black-pastors-group-launches-anti-obama-campaign-around-gay-marriage/">group of black pastors</a> connected with the National Organization for Marriage slammed Obama, charging that his support for same-sex marriage was a sign that he was taking the support of the black community for granted. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-obamas-support-for-same-sex-marriage-wont-hurt-him-among-african-americans/2012/08/03/5024f8d6-ddb4-11e1-8e43-4a3c4375504a_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22415664/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+Obama%E2%80%99s+support+for+same-sex+marriage+won%E2%80%99t+hurt+him+among+African+Americans&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhy-obamas-support-for-same-sex-marriage-wont-hurt-him-among-african-americans%2F2012%2F08%2F03%2FgJQAThXBbX_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172051/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22415664/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172051/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22415664/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172051/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22415664/a2t.img" border="0"/>Robert P. JonesMon, 06 Aug 2012 11:30:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-obamas-support-for-same-sex-marriage-wont-hurt-him-among-african-americans/2012/08/03/gJQAThXBbX_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/221a789d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhy0Eobamas0Esupport0Efor0Esame0Esex0Emarriage0Ewont0Ehurt0Ehim0Eamong0Eafrican0Eamericans0C20A120C0A80C0A30C50A24f8d60Eddb40E11e10E8e430E4a3c437550A4a0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p/> <p>Ever since President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, pundits and pollsters alike have struggled to determine what impact this endorsement will have on the black community. Black voters, whose overwhelming support helped propel Obama to the White House, are also less supportive of same-sex marriage than the general public, leading some to wonder whether Obama will lose some of these critical allies at the ballot box in November. Last week, a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/31/black-pastors-group-launches-anti-obama-campaign-around-gay-marriage/">group of black pastors</a> connected with the National Organization for Marriage slammed Obama, charging that his support for same-sex marriage was a sign that he was taking the support of the black community for granted. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-obamas-support-for-same-sex-marriage-wont-hurt-him-among-african-americans/2012/08/03/5024f8d6-ddb4-11e1-8e43-4a3c4375504a_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/221a789d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+Obama%E2%80%99s+support+for+same-sex+marriage+won%E2%80%99t+hurt+him+among+African+Americans&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhy-obamas-support-for-same-sex-marriage-wont-hurt-him-among-african-americans%2F2012%2F08%2F03%2F5024f8d6-ddb4-11e1-8e43-4a3c4375504a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172048/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/221a789d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172048/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/221a789d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172048/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/221a789d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Robert P. JonesMon, 06 Aug 2012 11:30:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-obamas-support-for-same-sex-marriage-wont-hurt-him-among-african-americans/2012/08/03/5024f8d6-ddb4-11e1-8e43-4a3c4375504a_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/221b71be/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cunder0Egod0Cpost0Ceagle0Escout0Epushes0Eagainst0Escouts0Eban0Eon0Egays0Eonemember0Ecouncil0Eat0Ea0Etime0C20A120C0A80C0A60C870Ad0Ae0A20Ed8180E11e10E91e10Eeed6436f6d130Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iunder0Egod/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.zachwahls.com/">Zach Wahls</a> , an Eagle Scout and son of two gay mothers, traveled to Washington, D.C., this week. He spoke out against the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.scouting.org/">Boy Scouts of America’s</a> policy barring gay scouts and leaders at the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.campusprogress.org/">Campus Progress National Conference</a>. Next week, he plans to go to a 100th anniversary of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nesa.org/">Eagle Scouts</a> celebration during the National <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/OrderoftheArrow.aspx">Order of the Arrow</a> Conference in East Lansing, Michigan. The Order of the Arrow Scouting’s National Honor Society. Wahls said he looks forward to speaking scouts and leaders about the effort to end <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/for-gods-sake/post/boy-scouts-of-america-should-learn-from-its-own-history/2012/07/20/gJQAGWASyW_blog.html">the ban</a>. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/eagle-scout-pushes-against-scouts-ban-on-gays-onemember-council-at-a-time/2012/08/06/870d0e02-d818-11e1-91e1-eed6436f6d13_blog.html?wprss=rss_under-god">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/221b71be/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Eagle+Scout+pushes+against+Scouts+ban+on+gays+one+member%2C+council+at+a+time%E2%80%8E&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Funder-god%2Fpost%2Feagle-scout-pushes-against-scouts-ban-on-gays-onemember-council-at-a-time%2F2012%2F08%2F06%2F870d0e02-d818-11e1-91e1-eed6436f6d13_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_under-god" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172045/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/221b71be/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172045/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/221b71be/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172045/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/221b71be/a2t.img" border="0"/>Zach WalhsMon, 06 Aug 2012 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/eagle-scout-pushes-against-scouts-ban-on-gays-onemember-council-at-a-time/2012/08/06/870d0e02-d818-11e1-91e1-eed6436f6d13_blog.html?wprss=rss_under-godJeannine Hunterhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/221a789e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Ceagle0Escout0Epushes0Eagainst0Escouts0Eban0Eon0Egays0Eone0Emember0Ecouncil0Eat0Ea0Etime0C20A120C0A80C0A60C870Ad0Ae0A20Ed8180E11e10E91e10Eeed6436f6d130Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.zachwahls.com/">Zach Wahls</a> , an Eagle Scout and son of two gay mothers, traveled to Washington, D.C., this week. He spoke out against the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.scouting.org/">Boy Scouts of America’s</a> policy barring gay scouts and leaders at the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.campusprogress.org/">Campus Progress National Conference</a>. Next week, he plans to go to a 100th anniversary of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nesa.org/">Eagle Scouts</a> celebration during the National <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/OrderoftheArrow.aspx">Order of the Arrow</a> Conference in East Lansing, Michigan. The Order of the Arrow Scouting’s National Honor Society. Wahls said he looks forward to speaking scouts and leaders about the effort to end <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/for-gods-sake/post/boy-scouts-of-america-should-learn-from-its-own-history/2012/07/20/gJQAGWASyW_blog.html">the ban</a>. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/eagle-scout-pushes-against-scouts-ban-on-gays-one-member-council-at-a-time/2012/08/06/870d0e02-d818-11e1-91e1-eed6436f6d13_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/221a789e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Eagle+Scout+pushes+against+Scouts+ban+on+gays+one+member%2C+council+at+a+time%E2%80%8E&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Feagle-scout-pushes-against-scouts-ban-on-gays-one-member-council-at-a-time%2F2012%2F08%2F06%2F870d0e02-d818-11e1-91e1-eed6436f6d13_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172041/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/221a789e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172041/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/221a789e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172041/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/221a789e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/eagle-scout-pushes-against-scouts-ban-on-gays-one-member-council-at-a-time/2012/08/06/870d0e02-d818-11e1-91e1-eed6436f6d13_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithJeannine Hunterhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/220870fb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhy0Eobamas0Esupport0Efor0Esame0Esex0Emarriage0Ewont0Ehurt0Ehim0Eamong0Eafrican0Eamericans0C20A120C0A80C0A30C870Ad0Ae0A20Ed8180E11e10E91e10Eeed6436f6d130Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.zachwahls.com/">Zach Wahls</a> , an Eagle Scout and son of two gay mothers, traveled to Washington, D.C., this week. He spoke out against the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.scouting.org/">Boy Scouts of America’s</a> policy barring gay scouts and leaders at the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.campusprogress.org/">Campus Progress National Conference</a>. Next week, he plans to go to a 100th anniversary of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nesa.org/">Eagle Scouts</a> celebration during the National <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/OrderoftheArrow.aspx">Order of the Arrow</a> Conference in East Lansing, Michigan. The Order of the Arrow Scouting’s National Honor Society. Wahls said he looks forward to speaking scouts and leaders about the effort to end <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/for-gods-sake/post/boy-scouts-of-america-should-learn-from-its-own-history/2012/07/20/gJQAGWASyW_blog.html">the ban</a>. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-obamas-support-for-same-sex-marriage-wont-hurt-him-among-african-americans/2012/08/03/870d0e02-d818-11e1-91e1-eed6436f6d13_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/220870fb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Eagle+Scout+pushes+against+Scouts+ban+on+gays+one+member%2C+council+at+a+time%E2%80%8E&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhy-obamas-support-for-same-sex-marriage-wont-hurt-him-among-african-americans%2F2012%2F08%2F03%2F870d0e02-d818-11e1-91e1-eed6436f6d13_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172032/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/220870fb/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172032/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/220870fb/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172032/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/220870fb/a2t.img" border="0"/>Robert P. JonesFri, 03 Aug 2012 22:10:56 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-obamas-support-for-same-sex-marriage-wont-hurt-him-among-african-americans/2012/08/03/870d0e02-d818-11e1-91e1-eed6436f6d13_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22915d2d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Camericans0Eless0Edivided0Eon0Eapproach0Eto0Eimmigration0Esurvey0Esays0C20A120C0A30C0A50CgJQAI2ayYW0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>The recent <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-rules-on-arizona-immigration-law/2012/06/25/gJQA0Nrm1V_story.html">Supreme Court ruling in Arizona v. United States</a>, which tackled Arizona’s controversial 2010 immigration law, put the debate about immigration policy back on the radar of the public and injected the issue into the presidential campaigns, highlighting sharp distinctions between the candidates that could make a difference, at least among Hispanic voters, at the polls in November.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/americans-less-divided-on-approach-to-immigration-survey-says/2012/03/05/gJQAI2ayYW_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22915d2d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Americans+less+divided+on+approach+to+immigration%2C+survey+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Famericans-less-divided-on-approach-to-immigration-survey-says%2F2012%2F03%2F05%2FgJQAI2ayYW_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172027/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22915d2d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172027/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22915d2d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172027/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22915d2d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:07:04 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/americans-less-divided-on-approach-to-immigration-survey-says/2012/03/05/gJQAI2ayYW_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/212cc811/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Camericans0Eless0Edivided0Eon0Eapproach0Eto0Eimmigration0Esurvey0Esays0C20A120C0A70C0A90CgJQAI2ayYW0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>The recent <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-rules-on-arizona-immigration-law/2012/06/25/gJQA0Nrm1V_story.html">Supreme Court ruling in Arizona v. United States</a>, which tackled Arizona’s controversial 2010 immigration law, put the debate about immigration policy back on the radar of the public and injected the issue into the presidential campaigns, highlighting sharp distinctions between the candidates that could make a difference, at least among Hispanic voters, at the polls in November.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/americans-less-divided-on-approach-to-immigration-survey-says/2012/07/09/gJQAI2ayYW_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/212cc811/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Americans+less+divided+on+approach+to+immigration%2C+survey+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Famericans-less-divided-on-approach-to-immigration-survey-says%2F2012%2F07%2F09%2FgJQAI2ayYW_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172020/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/212cc811/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172020/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/212cc811/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172020/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/212cc811/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:07:04 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/americans-less-divided-on-approach-to-immigration-survey-says/2012/07/09/gJQAI2ayYW_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/2094dd46/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Ca0Efortnight0Eof0Efacts0Eabout0Ereligious0Eliberty0C20A120C0A60C210CgJQABHMlsV0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>Tonight, the U.S. Catholic bishops will launch the “Fortnight for Freedom,” a response to what theyclaim are encroachments by the Obama administration on their religious liberty , the most well-known of which is a mandate which requires all employers (including religiously affiliated organizations) to provide birth control to their employees at no cost through their insurance plans.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/a-fortnight-of-facts-about-religious-liberty/2012/06/21/gJQABHMlsV_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/2094dd46/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+fortnight+of+facts+about+religious+liberty&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fa-fortnight-of-facts-about-religious-liberty%2F2012%2F06%2F21%2FgJQABHMlsV_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172012/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2094dd46/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172012/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2094dd46/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172012/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/2094dd46/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:21:15 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/a-fortnight-of-facts-about-religious-liberty/2012/06/21/gJQABHMlsV_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/220fa9fb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cpro0Echoice0Eand0Epro0Elife0Eon0Eabortion0Eamericans0Esay0Eits0Ecomplicated0C20A120C0A50C290C29ebc6b20Ea9940E11e10Ead590E299d6494af4e0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p/> <p>Last week,<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/154838/Pro-Choice-Americans-Record-Low.aspx?utm_source=alert&#38;amp;utm_medium=email&#38;amp;utm_campaign=syndication&#38;amp;utm_content=morelink&#38;amp;utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines?utm_source=twitter&#38;amp;utm_medium=gallupnews&#38;amp;utm_campaign=syndication"> Gallup released new data that</a>, at first glance, appeared to show a significant change in Americans’ perspectives on abortion. The number of Americans who identify as “pro-choice” has dropped six points since last July, from 47 percent to 41 percent, while half (50 percent) of Americans identify as “pro-life.” <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/why-americans-are-becoming-more-pro-life/2012/05/24/gJQAsqt4mU_blog.html">Given the charged election year atmosphere</a>, it is not surprising that some have leapt to the conclusion that this shift represents a dramatic sea change in support for the legality of abortion. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/pro-choice-and-pro-life-on-abortion-americans-say-its-complicated/2012/05/29/29ebc6b2-a994-11e1-ad59-299d6494af4e_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/220fa9fb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pro-choice+and+pro-life%3F+On+abortion%2C+Americans+say+%E2%80%98it%E2%80%99s+complicated.%E2%80%99&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fpro-choice-and-pro-life-on-abortion-americans-say-its-complicated%2F2012%2F05%2F29%2F29ebc6b2-a994-11e1-ad59-299d6494af4e_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172006/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/220fa9fb/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172006/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/220fa9fb/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172006/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/220fa9fb/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 29 May 2012 13:53:04 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/pro-choice-and-pro-life-on-abortion-americans-say-its-complicated/2012/05/29/29ebc6b2-a994-11e1-ad59-299d6494af4e_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/1fcfcd4d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cpro0Echoice0Eand0Epro0Elife0Eon0Eabortion0Eamericans0Esay0Eits0Ecomplicated0C20A120C0A50C290CgJQAjj0AqyU0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p/> <p>Last week,<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/154838/Pro-Choice-Americans-Record-Low.aspx?utm_source=alert&#38;amp;utm_medium=email&#38;amp;utm_campaign=syndication&#38;amp;utm_content=morelink&#38;amp;utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines?utm_source=twitter&#38;amp;utm_medium=gallupnews&#38;amp;utm_campaign=syndication"> Gallup released new data that</a>, at first glance, appeared to show a significant change in Americans’ perspectives on abortion. The number of Americans who identify as “pro-choice” has dropped six points since last July, from 47 percent to 41 percent, while half (50 percent) of Americans identify as “pro-life.” <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/why-americans-are-becoming-more-pro-life/2012/05/24/gJQAsqt4mU_blog.html">Given the charged election year atmosphere</a>, it is not surprising that some have leapt to the conclusion that this shift represents a dramatic sea change in support for the legality of abortion. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/pro-choice-and-pro-life-on-abortion-americans-say-its-complicated/2012/05/29/gJQAjj0qyU_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/1fcfcd4d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pro-choice+and+pro-life%3F+On+abortion%2C+Americans+say+%E2%80%98it%E2%80%99s+complicated.%E2%80%99&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fpro-choice-and-pro-life-on-abortion-americans-say-its-complicated%2F2012%2F05%2F29%2FgJQAjj0qyU_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171998/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/1fcfcd4d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171998/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/1fcfcd4d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171998/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/1fcfcd4d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 29 May 2012 13:53:04 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/pro-choice-and-pro-life-on-abortion-americans-say-its-complicated/2012/05/29/gJQAjj0qyU_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22114497/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhy0Eare0Emillennials0Eleaving0Ethe0Echurch0C20A120C0A60C130CgIQAacrPjT0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>Pastors and priests seeking to fill their pews with young churchgoers have a tough task ahead. According to a newly released survey, even before they move out of their childhood homes, many younger Millennials have already moved away from the religion in which they were raised, mostly joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-are-millennials-leaving-the-church/2012/04/26/gIQAacrPjT_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22114497/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+are+Millennials+leaving+the+church%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhy-are-millennials-leaving-the-church%2F2012%2F06%2F13%2FgIQAacrPjT_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171991/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22114497/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171991/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22114497/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171991/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22114497/a2t.img" border="0"/>gay rightsThu, 26 Apr 2012 17:48:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-are-millennials-leaving-the-church/2012/06/13/gIQAacrPjT_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/1f9638c0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhy0Eare0Emillennials0Eleaving0Ethe0Echurch0C20A120C0A40C260CgIQAacrPjT0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>Pastors and priests seeking to fill their pews with young churchgoers have a tough task ahead. According to a newly released survey, even before they move out of their childhood homes, many younger Millennials have already moved away from the religion in which they were raised, mostly joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-are-millennials-leaving-the-church/2012/04/26/gIQAacrPjT_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/1f9638c0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+are+Millennials+leaving+the+church%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhy-are-millennials-leaving-the-church%2F2012%2F04%2F26%2FgIQAacrPjT_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171984/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/1f9638c0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171984/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/1f9638c0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171984/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/1f9638c0/a2t.img" border="0"/>gay rightsThu, 26 Apr 2012 17:48:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/why-are-millennials-leaving-the-church/2012/04/26/gIQAacrPjT_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22460a07/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhat0Eare0Ejewish0Evalues0C20A120C0A40C240CgIQARXqfvS0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>More than two-thirds (68 percent) of Jewish Americans say they will participate in a Passover Seder this year, a ritual feast that commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the Israelites were emancipated from slavery in ancient Egypt. This Friday night after sundown, as they move through the Haggadah, the text that sets forth the order of the Seder, celebrants will read aloud the classic line: “Let all who are hungry come and eat; let all who are needy come and celebrate the Passover.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/what-are-jewish-values/2012/04/04/gIQARXqfvS_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/22460a07/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=What+are+Jewish+values%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhat-are-jewish-values%2F2012%2F04%2F24%2FgIQARXqfvS_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171976/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22460a07/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171976/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22460a07/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171976/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/22460a07/a2t.img" border="0"/>judaismWed, 04 Apr 2012 19:16:29 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/what-are-jewish-values/2012/04/24/gIQARXqfvS_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. Joneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/1f9638c7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cfiguring0Efaith0Cpost0Cwhat0Eare0Ejewish0Evalues0C20A120C0A40C0A40CgIQARXqfvS0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ifiguring0Efaith/story01.htm<p>More than two-thirds (68 percent) of Jewish Americans say they will participate in a Passover Seder this year, a ritual feast that commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the Israelites were emancipated from slavery in ancient Egypt. This Friday night after sundown, as they move through the Haggadah, the text that sets forth the order of the Seder, celebrants will read aloud the classic line: “Let all who are hungry come and eat; let all who are needy come and celebrate the Passover.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/what-are-jewish-values/2012/04/04/gIQARXqfvS_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faith">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635886/s/1f9638c7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=What+are+Jewish+values%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ffiguring-faith%2Fpost%2Fwhat-are-jewish-values%2F2012%2F04%2F04%2FgIQARXqfvS_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_figuring-faith" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171966/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/1f9638c7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171966/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/1f9638c7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171966/u/0/f/635886/c/34656/s/1f9638c7/a2t.img" border="0"/>judaismWed, 04 Apr 2012 19:16:29 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/figuring-faith/post/what-are-jewish-values/2012/04/04/gIQARXqfvS_blog.html?wprss=rss_figuring-faithRobert P. 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