RELIGION & ITS ALTERNATIVES

PEACE CHURCHES UNITE AGAINST DRAFT
http://www.districtchronicles.com/news/2005/03/24/DivineIntervention/Churches.Unite.Against.Draft.Threat-902242.shtml
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78% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE CHRIST ROSE FROM THE DEAD

MSNBC - In a new Newsweek poll, 78 percent of Americans believe Jesus rose from the dead; 75 percent say that he was sent to Earth to absolve mankind of its sins. Eighty-one percent say they are Christians; they are part of what is now the world's largest faith, with 2 billion believers, or roughly 33 percent of the earth's population.
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CELEBRATING THE CRUCIFIXION OF YOUR CHOICE
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64661-2005Mar24.html

MICHAEL BARBARO, WASHINGTON POST - Prepackaged baskets brimming with Scooby-Doo and NASCAR toys are pushing aside bright-colored eggs, chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks as the commercialization of Christmas marches on to Easter. The handful of U.S. companies that assemble prepackaged holiday baskets have begun to quietly snap up licenses for well-known brands, splash the emblems on toys and accessories and wrap them up for Easter. The trend began in 2002 and has accelerated every year since.
The companies say they are targeting time-strapped consumers who would rather buy a Sponge Bob Square Pants-themed Easter basket for $15 than refill the empty wicker baskets sitting in their basements. And they are appealing to the grandparent or aunt who wants to send something, just not more candy.