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    The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy. Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any. Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible holds the answers to all or most of life's basic questions, yet only half of American adults can name even one of the four gospels and most Americans cannot name the first book of the Bible. Despite this lack of basic knowledge, politicians and pundits continue to root public policy arguments in religious rhetoric whose meanings are missed—or misinterpreted—by the vast majority of Americans. "We have a major civic problem on our hands," says religion scholar Stephen Prothero. He makes the provocative case that to remedy this problem, we should return to teaching religion in the public schools. Alongside "reading, writing, and arithmetic," religion ought to become the "Fourth R" of American education. Many believe that America's descent into religious illiteracy was the doing of activist judges and secularists hell-bent on banishing religion from the public square. Prothero reveals that this is a profound misunderstanding. "In one of the great ironies of American religious history," Prothero writes, "it was the nation's most fervent people of faith who steered us down the road to religious illiteracy. Just how that happened is one of the stories this book has to tell." Prothero avoids the trap of religious relativism by addressing both the core tenets of the world's major religions and the real differences among them. Complete with a dictionary of the key beliefs, characters, and stories of Christianity, Islam, and other religions, Religious Literacy reveals what every American needs to know in order to confront the domestic and foreign challenges facing this country today.

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    The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy. Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any. Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible holds the answers to all or most of life's basic questions, yet only half of American adults can name even one of the four gospels and most Americans cannot name the first book of the Bible. Despite this lack of basic knowledge, politicians and pundits continue to root public policy arguments in religious rhetoric whose meanings are missed—or misinterpreted—by the vast majority of Americans. "We have a major civic problem on our hands," says religion scholar Stephen Prothero. He makes the provocative case that to remedy this problem, we should return to teaching religion in the public schools. Alongside "reading, writing, and arithmetic," religion ought to become the "Fourth R" of American education. Many believe that America's descent into religious illiteracy was the doing of activist judges and secularists hell-bent on banishing religion from the public square. Prothero reveals that this is a profound misunderstanding. "In one of the great ironies of American religious history," Prothero writes, "it was the nation's most fervent people of faith who steered us down the road to religious illiteracy. Just how that happened is one of the stories this book has to tell." Prothero avoids the trap of religious relativism by addressing both the core tenets of the world's major religions and the real differences among them. Complete with a dictionary of the key beliefs, characters, and stories of Christianity, Islam, and other religions, Religious Literacy reveals what every American needs to know in order to confront the domestic and foreign challenges facing this country today.

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    Religious Literacy Quiz, Excerpted From Stephen Prothero's Book Religious Literacy

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    The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy. Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any. Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible holds the answers to all or most of life's basic questions, yet only half of American adults can name even one of the four gospels and most Americans cannot name the first book of the Bible. Despite this lack of basic knowledge, politicians and pundits continue to root public policy arguments in religious rhetoric whose meanings are missed—or misinterpreted—by the vast majority of Americans. "We have a major civic problem on our hands," says religion scholar Stephen Prothero. He makes the provocative case that to remedy this problem, we should return to teaching religion in the public schools. Alongside "reading, writing, and arithmetic," religion ought to become the "Fourth R" of American education. Many believe that America's descent into religious illiteracy was the doing of activist judges and secularists hell-bent on banishing religion from the public square. Prothero reveals that this is a profound misunderstanding. "In one of the great ironies of American religious history," Prothero writes, "it was the nation's most fervent people of faith who steered us down the road to religious illiteracy. Just how that happened is one of the stories this book has to tell." Prothero avoids the trap of religious relativism by addressing both the core tenets of the world's major religions and the real differences among them. Complete with a dictionary of the key beliefs, characters, and stories of Christianity, Islam, and other religions, Religious Literacy reveals what every American needs to know in order to confront the domestic and foreign challenges facing this country today.

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    RELIGIOUS LITERACY QUIZ STEPHEN PROTHERO, BOSTON UNIVERSITY 1. Name the Four Gospels. List as many as you can.

    2. Name a sacred text of Hinduism. 3. Name the holy book of Islam. 4. Where, according to the Bible, was Jesus born? 5. George Bush spoke in his first inaugural of the Jericho road. What Bible story was he invoking? 6. What are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament? 7. What is the Golden Rule? 8. God helps those who help themselves. Is this in the Bible? If so, where? 9. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of God. Does this appear in the Bible? If so, where? 10. Name the Ten Commandments. List as many as you can. 11. Name the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism. 12. What are the seven sacraments of Catholicism? List as many as you can. 13. The First Amendment says two things about religion, each in its own clause. What are the two religion clauses of the First Amendment? 14. What is Ramadan? In what religion is it celebrated? 15. Match the Bible characters with the stories in which they appear. (Draw a line from one to the other; some characters may be matched with more than one story or vice versa.) Adam and Eve Paul Moses Noah Jesus Abraham Serpent Exodus Binding of Isaac Olive Branch Garden of Eden Parting of the Red Sea Road to Damascus Garden of Gethsemane

    RELIGIOUS LITERACY QUIZ (Results) STEPHEN PROTHERO, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Total Students: 122 in 2006; 175 in 2007 Four Gospels: Average=2.3: (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) 8% said Paul. Other incorrect answers: James, Joshua, Mary, Jeremiah Hindu Scripture: 26% correct: (Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, Kama Sutra, Ramayana) Other incorrect answers: Torah, Bible Muslim Scripture: 85% correct: (Quran) Jesus Birthplace: 60% correct: (Bethlehem) 15% said Jerusalem Jericho Road: Almost 3% correct: (Good Samaritan Story) Bibles First Five Books: 12% got all five books: (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) Average=1.6 Golden Rule: 63% correct: (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.) God helps those who help themselves. 76.5% knew that this is not in the Bible. Blessed are the poor in spirit. 61% knew that this was from the Bible. Only 16%, however, knew that it was from the Beatitudes or Sermon on the Mount. Ten Commandments: Average=4.6: (4 could name all 10): (I am the Lord your God, No Other Gods Before Me, Name in Vain, Keep the Sabbath Holy, Honor Mother and Father, Not Kill, No Adultery, No Stealing, No Bearing False Witness, No Coveting) Four Noble Truths: Average=17%: (Life is suffering, Suffering has an origin, Suffering can be overcome, The path to overcoming suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path) (2 people in 2007 could name all 4) Seven Sacraments: Average 2.5%: (Baptism, Communion, Confession, Confirmation, Ordination, Marriage, Unction) First Amendment Clauses: 32% knew at least one answer: (Establishment Clause; Free Exercise Clause) Ramadan: 62% knew that this was Islamic; 38% knew that it was a fast. Bible Stories: 96% correctly placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; 93% correctly associated Moses with the parting of the Red Sea; Only 30% got Paul and the Road to Damascus; 13% placed the Serpent in the Garden of Gethsemane. FINAL GRADES: Catholic Atheist/Agnostic Hindu/Buddhist/Sikh Jewish Protestant 2006 50% 31% 34.5% 38% 48% 2007 52% 26% 32% 39% 44%

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