I am not sure if there is much more to say about this issue, Prof. LeVine. Your problem seems to be more with the people at Pew.

To sum up: Your position expresses little difference between evangelicals, Muslims, and Israelis regarding these groups’ relationship to politics and religion. Doing the math, you might say, evangelicals=Israelis=Muslims. I am sorry, but something here just doesn’t add up.

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