An image taken from a YouTube video depicts a mock news story on the Christian Broadcasting News site, claiming that Pastor Joel Osteen had renounced his faith. YouTube hide caption
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Knights of the Order of Malta walk in procession toward St. Peter's Basilica to mark the 900th anniversary of the Order of the Knights of Malta, on Saturday at the Vatican. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Obama speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Mandel Ngan /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
As Social Issues Drive Young From Church, Leaders Try To Keep Them
As religious as this country may be, many Americans are not religious at all. The group of religiously unaffiliated — dubbed "nones" -- has been growing. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Is there an inherent contradiction in the lives of people who accept and rely on the complexity of modern technology, yet place their ultimate faith in a black-and-white view of the universe based on their religious faith? Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Mar. 22. Doriane Raiman/NPR hide caption
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in February. Chris Jackson/Getty Images hide caption
Rev. Franklin Graham in 2007. Davis Turner/Getty Images hide caption