1.   Because of the link between reading and faith, most successful American religions have emphasized holy books.

2.   Jones said that major religions emphasize the importance of forgiveness in an effort to repair human relationships.

3.   Most religions emphasize ways in which followers can have spiritual experiences, and Jesus would recognize those other ways as valid, too, he said.

4.   The religion emphasizes the here and now rather than the afterlife, and it focuses on natural forces.

5.   The religion emphasizes that life on earth is a transition.

6.   There is a more visceral contempt for all prisoners among Protestants, many of whom say their religion emphasizes personal responsibility.

7.   The religion emphasizes morality and frowns on material luxuries, lust and deceit.