“It used to be said that more sycophantic monsignori in the Vatican in the 1950s would fall to their knees when they picked up the phone and heard it was Pope Pius XII speaking. Have we returned to such an age?”
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Is the Era of Big Religion Over?
We might best describe the state of American religion today as “robust but confusing.” One in four youths are not currently affiliated with any particular religion. But it’s a safe bet that as they marry and have children at least some of these secular Americans will be calling on the assistance of a higher power.
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