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I've watched a lot of Stephen Colbert over the years. When you watch enough of one TV show, you start to notice patterns. For Colbert, I noticed he talks about religion a lot...at least more than other late night TV shows. What can we learn about this?

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Pew Research Religious Knowledge Survey: http://www.pewforum.org/2010/09/28/u-s-religious-knowledge-survey/

Video Bibliography:
Excellent interview with John Mulaney on Catholicism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxlwLr4b4E0

Awkward Maher Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqAco8a7vEE

Geek out over Catholicism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIIxYLyUTC8

Gets all up in your faith/Dalai Lama discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLWYXCOf4Ac

Faux Monk Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDQhrqnb3CY

Pope-pologies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpTlS2vcWwM

Colbert’s favorite bible verse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1jXPhsz26g

Fencing with Ibtihaj Muhammad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs8O-MFu4yU

Straight up asks Strahen if he is religious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMV2A2OqIq0

Asks Ruffalo if he is Catholic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvNDlJVfTw

Excellent interview with Andrew Garfield about Silence, faith, Jesuits, and epistemological certainty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi3V4OzrkaA

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