paul strand cbn news reporting from mobile, alabama. >>> thanks paul. religion maybe a big part of society. most americans can can't answer basic estions about their religion or other religions. americans scored a 50 on the quiz, christia had some the worst grades. dale herd has more. >> on the survey, respondents were asked about whether they could name the islamic holy book, first book of the bible and eastern religions. greg smith is with public life. >> questions were designed to overthe landsce. we wanted to find out what people knew about theiown and other religions. >> atheist and agnostics, jews and mormongot more right than protestants and krat licks. mormons scored 8 out of 12 followed by white evangelicals with 7 correct answers. atheists and agnostics knew more than protestants. they couldn't identify martin luth as the protestant reformation. >> 3/4 of protestants are able to identify propertytestantism that teacs salvation comes through faith alone. >> bible literacy has been followinby evangelicals. >> can you name 3of the 10 commandments

john jessup cbn news, washington. >> gary lane has traveled several times, how many times? >> about 20 or so. >> gary, is it surprising to see an actor of george clooney's status singing the praises of christian missionaries? >> yes. i thin he was touched by what he saw. he knows christians put pressure on governments. it happened with george w. bush and in 2005 we saw a peace agreement. because of christians being involved in that pressure. >> let's talk about the upcoming vote on independence in the south. why do they want to break away? >> for 2 decades there was a battle between the north and south. north, government is arab muslim fighting black christians in the south. they tried to impose islam. they said no. we don't want to become muslims. as a result 2 million people killed and 5 million homeless. they don't have a good taste in their mouth because of the north. >> that is when we see these innocent victims, arms and ears cut off because they won't bow to islam. >> i think with this referendum, if it happens, there is some doubt, if it comes off, maybe violence af

. >> gary lane cbn news, damascus, syri >>> coming , christians reaching out to drug addicts in vietnam. we'll show how they found forgiveness and freedom in christ. >> christians in vietnam are reaching out to those lost in a world of drugs and despair. cbn asian reporter lucille brings the story of bondage to redemption. >> reporter: iho chi minh city these men gather to pray, worship, and re the bible. they could pass for seminy students. but in reality, all 30 of them are former drug addis who have found forgiveness and freedom through the church's ministry. pastor says only god's love has the power to deliver them from their addiction. >> their families and they themselves give up. most say they have not been successful with rehabilitation centers. here in the center, they feel the power of god's love and they experience deliverance miraculously. >> this man is a recipient of god's love he came here with sickness and pain. afflictions from heroin and opium abuse. >> i wanted to die. doctors gave up on me. they sent me home. at that time i met this purpose that got out of drugs and

george thomas cbn news, in cape town, south africa. >> beautiful. farther north in ugandaa new generation of evangelist is impacting africans, andrew palau hosted a gospel festival in kampala. stan jeter reports. >> report: over 200 motorcycle taxis helped spread the word all over kampala. love y you uganda festival, >> they want to come througextreme support and medical services. >> the younger crowd, most had never seen this kind of an extreme sport stunt up close. the importance of reaching uganda youth those growing up in kampala'1,000 churches. >> they run the dangeof the second and third and fourth generationof a christianized society can walk away fromgod and never fully understand and turn the back on the church if it is not engaging them. we really have been speaking to the next generation of whag it means to be a personal follower of jesus christ. >> during a world wind series andrew palau had a message. >> when the sun sets, you'll be free indeed. >> they preached the message with good works. this poor neighborhood lacked sanitation until

cbn her decision to run came from the highest source. >> i know god called me to this. >> reporter: president obama and former president clinton have crisscrossed the nation and in new hampshire vice president joe biden made his 100th campaign stop. >> stay with us for continuing democracy 2010 coverage. coming up at 5:30, jamie costello sits down with the constitution candidate running for the congressional third district. you can always log on to abc2news.com for the latest election news. voter information and useful links. all that information is on our web site, abc2news.com. click on news and then head to the political tab. >>> a world-class swimmer competing with the best in the world doesn't make it to the finish line. why there are plenty of questions surrounding the death of the swimmer and why the competitors say the swimming conditions were just too dangerous. pregnant women told not to drink alcohol during pregnancy. why some women decided not to -- ignore the doctor. and your child and education. in our "take 5", we break down five independent schools in the area. [ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent. today, it's nearly doubl