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INSIDE THIS UPDATE Sarah Palin's Religion and Politics Survey Finds Alaskans Less Religious Than Most Americans Pew Forum in the News Top Religion Headlines QUICK LINKS >> Bioethics Death Penalty Gay Marriage Religion & Politics Religion & Public Schools Religion & Social Welfare Religion & the Law Religion & World Affairs U.S. Religious Landscape Survey	Sarah Palin's Religion and Politics Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was baptized Roman Catholic as an infant, belonged to a pentecostal church for most of her adult life and now attends several nondenominational, evangelical churches. A new profile of Palin includes a concise religious biography, a summary of where she stands on a dozen values-laden issues and more. Go to the Sarah Palin profile » See also: Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden's religious profile » Survey Finds Alaskans Less Religious Than Most Americans Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a self-described "Bible-believing Christian," but statistics from the Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey show that Alaskans are, by several measures, less religious than the overall U.S. population. View the report » Pew Forum in the News Sept. 2 - National Catholic Reporter Conservative Christians Energized by McCain-Palin Ticket Senior Fellow John Green says that delegate enthusiasm at this week's Republican National Convention could impact conservative Christian support for the McCain campaign. Read more Pew Forum in the News articles » Top Religion Headlines Sept. 4 - The Wall Street Journal Palin's Faith Is Seen in Church Upbringing Sept. 3 - The Associated Press Gay Marriage Suit in New York Tossed Sept. 3 - Los Angeles Times In Iran, Women's Rights Activists Score Victory on Marriage Legislation Sept. 3 - The Associated Press Palin Has Not Pushed Creation Science as Governor Sept. 2 - The New York Times Pastors' Web Electioneering Attracts U.S. Reviews of Tax Exemptions Sept. 2 - The Washington Times U.S. Fights Islamic Anti-Defamation Push Aug. 31 - The Wilmington News Journal Biden's Faith Strong, but Abortion Stance Draws Fire Aug. 31 - Chicago Tribune John the Baptist? Ask Voters Aug. 30 - National Catholic Reporter Analysis: McCain's VP Choice a Woman - and a Post-Denominationalist Aug. 29 - The New York Times For Ex-G.O.P. Official, Obama Is Candidate of Catholic Values Read more Religion News » Photo credits: Sarah Palin: AP Alaska: Carl & Ann Purcell/Corbis

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