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 A child pauses during a ceremony featuring an American flag recovered from Ground Zero.
September 6th, 2011
09:38 PM ET
Your take: Comments on religous changes sparked by 9/11By John Blake, CNN (CNN) - The September 11 attacks were more than a national tragedy; the event also set off spiritual crises. That was the premise of a Sunday Belief Blog story that provoked more than 1,800 comments from impassioned readers. The article, “4 Ways 9/11 changed America’s attitude toward religion," triggered some stinging exchanges among readers, who fought over the piece's four main assertions.
September 6th, 2011
04:40 PM ET
 A new survey finds many Americans are uncomfortable with Muslims.
September 6th, 2011
03:29 PM ET
Poll: Many Americans uncomfortable with MuslimsBy Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Washington (CNN) – Ten years after 9/11, Americans are wrestling with their opinions of Muslims, a new survey found, and where Americans get their TV news is playing a role in those opinions. Nearly half of Americans would be uncomfortable with a woman wearing a burqa, a mosque being built in their neighborhood or Muslim men praying at an airport. Forty-one percent would be uncomfortable if a teacher at the elementary school in their community were Muslim. Forty-seven percent of survey respondents said the values of Islam are at odds with American values. |
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