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Past Questions for February 2008

February 1, 2008

A journalism student in Afghanistan has been sentenced to death for distributing an Internet article that was considered an insult to the Prophet Muhammad. Do Islamic beliefs preclude freedom of speech? What about other faiths?

February 6, 2008

A man in Siberia named "Vissarion" who has 5,000 followers claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Such claims have been made by various people over the millennia. How do we know true revelation from false?

February 7, 2008

In his new book "Thumpin' It," Jacques Berlinerblau laments that secularism has become a taboo subject for Republicans and Democrats. Has this year's presidential campaign become too religious? Are secular ideas getting short shrift?

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February 13, 2008

The Archbishop of Canterbury has suggested that English law must accommodate some aspects of Islamic law, or shariah. Do you agree? Should U.S. law make room for shariah?

February 20, 2008

Barack Obama has been seen as embracing religious values since his June, 2006 "Call to Renewal" speech, but how is his or any presidential candidate's faith reflected in policy positions and campaign tactics?

February 23, 2008

Do you believe that Barack Obama elicits religious fervor among his followers as some have suggested? Is this good or bad, and why do you think so?

February 27, 2008

According to a new Pew Forum survey, more than 4 in 10 Americans have switched their religious affiliation since childhood or dropped out of any formal religious group. Is this a mark of the health or sickness of American religion?