The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 11, 1991 -Page 3 Majority of U.S. is still Christian, says new survey NEW YORK (AP) - New reli- "I think over the last five years, gions and immigration from the Far most of us in this business have used East and Arab world have barely the figure of 3 million plus," dented the overwhelmingly Chris- Neuhaus said. tian composition of the U.S. The finding indicates that half of population, a 13-month survey of Arab Americans either have 113,000 adults has found. Christian origins or converted in Study director Barry Kosmin of America. *the City University of New York About 40 percent of the (UNY) Graduate School called Muslims are Black, but only 2 per- the findings the most extensive re- cent of the Blacks surveyed are 4igious profile available of 20th Muslim. century America. The survey also found that most The survey found 86.5 percent of Asian Americans are not Muslims, Americans identified with Christian denominations, including Buddhists or Hindus, but 26 percent Roman Catholic and 60 Christians. And most of those who percent Protestant. say they are of Irish ancestry are Only 2 percent refused to reveal Protestants, not Catholics. tiheir religious identification, and The researchers estimated that only 7.5 percent said they had no re- 20,000 adults describe themselves as on.5 rtadhering to the New Age spiritual Richard John Neuhaus, editor in movement, which combines mysti- chief of First Things, a monthly cism, psychology and holistic heal- journal on religion and public life, ing. said it should come as no surprise Jews, at 2 percent, made up the that Americans are so pervasively largest non-Christian group, with religious. more than 3 million adult adher- Neuhaus said the one surprise for ents. Other adult estimates were 46 *him in reading about the survey was million Roman Catholics, 34 mil- the researcher's conclusion, after ac- lion Baptists, 14 million counting for language barriers in the Methodists, 9 million Lutherans, 5 pbll, that Muslims represent 0.5 million Presbyterians, 3 million percent of the U.S. population, or Pentecostals, and 3 million 1:4 million Americans. Episcopalians. I Campus groups plan Earth Week events, speeches Extra, extra Geneviese Reed delivers 44 papers with her highly modern mode of transportation. by Gwen Shaffer Daily Staff Reporter If you smell something wretched while walking through campus next week, the sewers have not overflowed - you are just get- ting a whiff of students participat- ing in one of the many events University organizations are spon- soring to help celebrate the 21st Earth Day April 22. En-Act is kicking off "Earth Week" by sponsoring a garbage carry. They are asking students to collect the trash they create (including recyclables) from Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19. They suggest students put food in a small garbage bags and all other garbage in a durable bag and carry them to class. On Friday, En- Act will set up recycling bins in the Diag where students may come and see just how much they contribute to the garbage glut and learn which items can be recycled. The Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM) is us- ing Earth Week as an opportunity to educate and heighten student aware- ness about toxics. In addition, they will be circulating a petition in support of the Toxics Reduction Bill. "We want people to know the University owns three toxic waste dumps and there are 96 toxic dumps in Washtenaw County," said PIRGIM member Gwen Quigley. PIRGIM will also be providing transportation for students who would like to travel to Lansing on Wednesday to protest Gov. Engler's proposal to dismantle the State Department of Natural Resources. On Friday, April 19, PIRGIM will display a large map of all the toxic waste dumps in Michigan and a simulated toxic waste site onthe Diag. A poster, which will be sent to Gov. Engler, will also be avail- able for people to write their con- cerns. The Rainforest Action Movement (RAM) is planning a walk-a-thon for April 28. The walk will be three miles long and end at the Leslie Science Center. Recycle U-M and RAM are sponsoring a tree planting on Aprl 20, from noon until 4 p.m. at Gallup Park. Trees will be provided by the groups. An environmental fair will take place in the Diag on Friday, April 19. Several campus, local, and na- tional environmental organizations will distribute literature and sell merchandise. The solar car, Sunrunner, and a human-powered he, licopter will be on display. In addi- tion, corporations such as Edison and Ford will be available to dis- cuss alternative energy sources. The week will culminate on Friday at 4 p.m. when Lois Gibbs, famous for her leadership role in the Love Canal movement, speaks at Angell Hall. "We really wanted to get 3a woman speaker because the majority of the legwork (involved in envi* ronmental issues) is done by women," said Aberdeen Marshs chair of Michigan Student Assembly's Environmental Commission. 'Environmental awareness is more common-place now' - Gwen Quigley PIRGIM membet Although there are many activi- ties planned for next week, several organization leaders said students have not shown the interest in Earth Day that prevailed last year. "Last year was the twentieth ai- niversary and people wanted to b involved with something historic,' Marsh said. "There is more apathy this year. MSA's proposal to dig- mantle the environmental commis- sion is an indication that Earth Day is not everyday to a lot of people op this campus. Quigley said she does not blame apathy for the smaller number df events this year. "Environmental awareness is more common-place now. There isn't that need for one big day." Iraqi refugees suffer cold, illness in Turkey UZUMLU, Turkey (AP) - 100,000 refugees have taken shelter diaryea had no hope of being treated now," he said grimly, explaining 'Scores of Iraqi refugees are dying in the past 10 days. at the camp, because most were in that his family was living in the every day at this makeshift camp on In Geneva, the International Red the final stages of dehydration and open, suffering from the constant the Turkish-Tran border with cold r__ needed intravenous fluids and serum rain and that morning's sleet. 0 "1 iu11.1111ay U~ qi , W11 % l and diarrhea devastating people who trekked for days to evade feared reprisals by Saddam Hussein's forces, said Sadi Sadeq al-Maruyyati, an Iraqi army doctor with the r6fugees. Cross appealed yesterday for more funds to help Iranian and Turkish relief agencies cope with the ever- swelling numbers of desperate Iraqi refugees. The League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said $32 million was urgently needed to buy food, tents and other supplies. He said children and adults with at hospitals. "Water is contaminated with dirt, mud and human refuse; the air is contaminated with smoke from thousands of fires; the food is con- taminated due to lack of hygiene and is so little that it causes anemia," the doctor said. "Perhaps my daughter is dying The camp's "hospital" was a large white tent containing nothing but some mats to serve as beds. Camp inhabitants claimed 50 to 60 children were dying daily. The doctor said many patients lost limbs due to unmarked mine- fields within the camp itself that were planted before the Gulf War. He was the only doctor * lzumlu refugee camp 35 west of Cukurca, where at the miles about Baker proposes Israeli peace plan to Arab leaders CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Secretary of State James Baker took an Israeli peace proposal to the Arab world yesterday, uncertain about the reception it would receive but * eager to maintain momentum begun in Jerusalem. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ready to confront Baker with a five-point plan of his own calling for Israel to relinquish land in order to gain Arab accep-. tance of its existence. Other provisions in Mubarak's plan included a halt to new Israeli housing construction on the West Bank and in Gaza and the establish- ment of a Palestinian state. Correction In an article in Tuesday's Daily, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power member Pattrice Maurer was incorrectly quoted. She did not refer to those suffering with the disease "AIDS victims." The Daily apologizes .for the error. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today The Egyptian leader did not rule out the regional peace conference proposed by the Israeli government. Israel's plan would have the con- ference held under U.S. auspices, preferably in Washington, with the Soviet Union a participant. Reporters traveling with Baker were told the Soviets would have to restore full diplomatic relations with Israel if they hoped to sponsor peace talks. SAY IT IN THE... DAILY CLASSIFIEDS /1 Baker held with Prime Shamir before a two-hour meeting Minister Yitzhak. flying to Egypt. A senior U.S. official said the Israeli leader had given "very satis- factory" replies to questions raised by Baker. Color Printing Color Printing C'olor Printing Color Printing Big savings on color printing for all clubs, businesses, and organizations. LOOKING FOR LS&A STUDENTS!," LS&A Student Government is looking for LS&A Students to fill seats for LS&A Student Government and MSA. interviews April 11th 5-7pm 4003 Michigan Union Questions? Call office at 763-4799 or Claudette at 662-7186 SUMMER SESSIONS 1991 (Ae orgetown Egypt's approach would involve other nations, many of which have opposed Israeli actions in U.N. votes. Meetings ACT-UP Ann Arbor, weekly meeting. Group not affiliated with Revolution- ary Workers' League. Call 665-1797 or U2-6282 for info. Union, Anderson Rm., 7:30. Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, weekly mtg. Hillel, 7 p.m. Tagar, Pro-Israel Student Activists, weekly mtg. Hillel, 8 p.m. College Life, weekly meeting, spon- sored by Campus Crusade for Christ. Dental School, G005 Kellogg Aud., 7 p.m. Persian Gulf Mutual Support, weekly mtg. 3100 Union, 12-1. Amnesty International, weekly mtg. MLB, B-116, 7p.m. Ultimate Frisbee Club, weekly mtg. Fuller Park, lower fields, 5 p.m. Homeless Action Committee, weekly mtg. MLB B124, 5:30. Phi Alpha Delta, happy hour. Dominick's, 4-6. SALSA, end-of- the-term get together. Trotter House, 7:30. American Civil Liberties Union, gen- eral mtg. Hutchins, rm 116, 6 p.m. Journey Women, women and spiri- tuality group. Guild House, 802 Monroe, 7:30. Speakers "Taxation is Theft," Jim McAbee. Union, Wolverine Rm, 7 p.m. "Confocal Microscopy: Theory and Applications to Materials Science," Anurag Govil. Chem Bldg, rm 1640,4 p.m. "Eli Thomas: Traditional Chippewa Lia.. ,nla tT: , nm , r_1 of r h a -1r . service. Functions 8-1:30 a.m. Sun.- Thurs. Call 936-1000 or stop by 102 UGLi. Also at the Angell Hall Com- puting Center 1-3 a.m. Sun. - Thurs. Call 763-4246 or stop by the courtyard. Northwalk, North Campus nighttime safety walking service. Functions 8- 1:30 a.m. Sun.-Thurs. Call 763-WALK or stop by 2333 Bursley. ECB Peer Writing Tutors available to help with your papers Sunday- Wednesday, Angell/Haven Computing Center, 7-11:00. 611 Church St. Com- puting Center, Tuesday, Thursday, 7- 11, Wednesday, 8-10. Free Tax Preparation. Sponsored by VITA until April 15. Union, 3rd floor, 9-5. Stress and Times Management Consultations with peer counselors. Mondays 1-4, Thursdays 10-2, and Fridays 1-4. 3100 Michigan Union or call 764-8312. Russkij Chaj, weekly Russian conver- sation practice. MLB 3rd floor confer- ence rm., 4-5:00. U of M Shotokan Karate Club, Thursday workout. CCRB SmallGym, 8-10:00. U of M Taijiquan Club, Thursday practice. Cube, 5:15. Michigan Prison System, weekly seminar. MLB B 135, 7:30. A Turbulent Tide of Tubas, music at mid-day. Union, Pendleton Rm, 12:15. A Night at the Nectarine, Hillel Social Committee. Nectarine Ballroom, 9 p.m. "Big Physics! Big Medicine! Little C ir , n i ,, P ap lrhami I VP t 0 Your Summer Job more than just employment U N I V E R S I T Y 11 az..... 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