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Jerusalem Post/Jerusalem Report

The trouble with a secular world without religious tradition

A Gallup poll reveals that fewer than half of Americans reported belonging to a house of worship. America, the most religious of Western countries, is losing its religion.

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks laughs during a news conference after being awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize in London
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks laughs during a news conference after being awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize in London
(photo credit: PAUL HACKETT/REUTERS)
ByPAUL SOCKEN
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 16:02
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