The new 110th Congress will, for the first time, include a Muslim, two Buddhists, more Jews than Episcopalians, and the highest-ranking Mormon in congressional history, the Religion News Service's Jonathan Tilove reports. Roman Catholics remain the largest single faith group in Congress, accounting for 29 percent of all members of the House and Senate, followed by Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Jews and Episcopalians.

Following are tables showing the religious affiliation of Congress as a whole, as well as the denominations of individual senators and representatives:

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The theory of the "Just War" is often attributed to the Christian philosopher Augustine, who wrote in his book, City of God, that the wise man "will wage just wars," and that "The injustice of the opposing side is what imposes the duty of waging wars."

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