U.S. decline of formal religiosity not just fueled by the young The U.S. decline of formal religiosity has gained steam since 2000. Proponents of religion worry how this might harm society.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/....godzooks/2021/11/dec

Religion is elephant trashing room of U.S. democratic debate Forcing religion into American political debate is allowing an elephant to trash the room where discourse occurs. It must be domesticated.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/....godzooks/2021/11/rel

The paradox: Economically fine Americans sure the economy is not Even economically fine Americans believe the economy is in trouble, which leads them to misjudge political realities. Media is the villain.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/....godzooks/2021/11/par

Pew: White Christians favoring church-state integration are GOP outliers Many Americans think Republicans are mostly oppose church-state separation. In fact, GOP religious "integrationists" are a minority.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/....godzooks/2021/11/pew

How can we blunt political chicanery with neither relevant laws nor rational voters? Fraudulently defined "critical race theory" in the mid-terms was only one lie among many slung by GOP candidates. What to do about it?
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/....godzooks/2021/11/don