The Great Dialogue

See:   http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/06/462161670/alabama-chief-justice-orders-state-to-enforce-ban-on-same-sex-marriage?sc=tw

~HAPPY 2016 to Everyone On The Dialogue! See:   http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/12/31/your-favorite-fact-tank-data-in-2015/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=a5d7058fec-Religion_Weekly_Dec_31_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-a5d7058fec-400098233

..Hello...Readership seems to be on the rise in Russia! Pageviews by Countries Entry Pageviews United States 2291 Russia 730 Germany 259 Portugal 66 France 65 Ukraine 42 Poland 39 Romania 23 Switzerland 20 Sweden 16

See:  https://barna.org/blog/family-kids/barna-group/how-do-you-define-marriage?utm_source=Barna+Update+List&utm_campaign=a3118c5813-BU_Debating_the_Data12_23_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8560a0e52e-a3118c5813-172086125&mc_cid=a3118c5813&mc_eid=75e096d2c2#.VoUgBfkrIgs

See:   http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/12/25/460797744/a-religious-forecast-for-2050-atheism-is-down-islam-is-rising?sc=tw

SEE:  http://www.npr.org/2015/12/19/458058251/are-you-an-evangelical-are-you-sure

See:  http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/12/18/most-u-s-christian-groups-grow-more-accepting-of-homosexuality/

See:    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/world/africa/senegal-islam-extremism-boko-haram.html?_r=0

See:   http://www.religionnews.com/2015/12/08/orthodox-rabbis-letter-calls-christianity-part-gods-plan/

" The term  evangelical  derives from the Greek word  euangelion  meaning "gospel" or "good news." Technically speaking,  evangelical  refers to a person, church, or organization that is committed to the Christian gospel message that Jesus Christ is the savior of humanity. The Greek root word is used in the New Testament and was popularized in the first centuries A.D..." SEE:     http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/evangelical-christian/418236/

Worth reading through...Much important History of the China/Tibetan Conflict...SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/magazine/the-last-dalai-lama.html

SEE:  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/world/asia/indonesia-islam-nahdlatul-ulama.html?_r=0

SEE:  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34960971

See:  http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/17/in-nations-with-significant-muslim-populations-much-disdain-for-isis/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=d857bf86aa-Religion_Weekly_Nov_19_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-d857bf86aa-400098233

SEE:  http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/10/most-americans-believe-in-heaven-and-hell/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=7bbbb7536a-Religion_Weekly_Nov_12_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-7bbbb7536a-400098233

See:  http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/11/09/454670739/for-some-muslim-asylum-seekers-in-germany-christianity-beckons?sc=tw

See:   http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/03/454063182/poll-finds-americans-especially-millennials-moving-away-from-religion?sc=tw

...It may be good to read this while remembering that a church is not merely a club where the majority opinion rules: See:   http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/26/most-u-s-catholics-hope-for-change-in-church-rule-on-divorce-communion/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=d26578e628-Religion_Weekly_Oct_29_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-d26578e628-400098233

See:    http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/10/21/450557985/its-nepals-biggest-holiday-and-goats-are-not-happy-about-it?sc=tw

See:  https://www.barna.org/barna-update/culture/733-concerns-over-religious-freedom-have-increased-in-last-three-years#.VhJgT_lVikq