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Spider Jerusalem

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6. I find this to be a highly suspect analysis.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2014, 04:49 PM

May 2014

Mostly because the UK, and most of Europe, are socially liberal because they are not very religious. The USA, on the other hand? Is the most religious country in the developed world. Various polls and surveys indicate that around 40% of Americans attend church regularly. In the UK? That's about 5%. 904% of Americans believe in god; in the UK? That's about 50%, or less (and as low as 38%, depending on the poll). The US is becoming less religious, but it has a way to go to catch up to Europe.

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RIP Social Conservatism: Why It's Dying - and the Coming Realignment [View all] eridani May 2014 OP

I don't think social conservatism will ever actually die, unfortunately. DemocraticWing May 2014 #1

ONE up side could be that the neoliberals will go back to the Republican Party, where they BELONG Exposethefrauds May 2014 #2

...you're celebrating the prospect of more people voting Republican? Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #5

There really aren't that many neoliberals... they just have outsize influence because of their $$$ reformist2 May 2014 #3

Hopefully religion's influence will wither... Arugula Latte May 2014 #4

I find this to be a highly suspect analysis. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #6

Millenials are dramatically less religious than previous generations eridani May 2014 #7