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Listening to the national discourse, one could be forgiven for imagining that America is becoming an ever more religious place. That is, until you start to dig into the actual facts. If you poll actual Americans, you’ll find that the trend is not towards more religiosity, but towards less. Much less, in fact.
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I hope this is correct, but I’m suspicious of too much optomism. How many millions of viewers are watching those gun shows on Discovery now? It’s easy to hang out with like minded people and forget the tenacity and depth of the faith-based. The mainstream republican candidates, (one of whom may well become president) make Islamic fundamentalists look like moderates.
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