Of added interest, the location and municipal setting of a given church also played a key role in determining a pastor's level of compensation, with suburban Senior Pastors making an average of 50% more than their rural counterparts. This general trend holds true across all surveyed positions with suburban churches providing the highest level of compensation, followed by churches in metropolitan areas, churches in small towns, and finally churches in rural farming communities.

Things are getting complicated for the nation's 300 or so evangelical-Christian colleges. As the evangelical world continues to fracture, schools once known mainly for their conservative politics and their no-sex-before-marriage policies are adapting to a generation of students who see the world in a more subtle way.

One member of the media commented, "l sense a lot of social conservatives pulling their hair out on Obama's marriage answer. Of course, he says he supports marriage between a man and a woman, but of course, he says he opposed the marriage amendment in California." Tom Minnery reacted by saying, "You cannot square the circle as he is trying to do. Either you support marriage or you do not. He says one thing. By his actions, he indicates another thing."

As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. In fact, they may be featured in articles and films, stereotyped for their colorful uniqueness:

United States -- Muslim 1.0%
Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
Canada -- Muslim 1.9%
China -- Muslim 1%-2%
Italy -- Muslim 1.5%
Norway -- Muslim 1.8%