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It’s also clear that church attendance tends to go with personally spiritual practices like prayer. While yes, people can be spiritual and maintain a personal with God in the absence of organized religion, that isn’t usually what happens in practice. Take, for example, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a case study.
The notion of a hyper-religious rural America, one that stands in direct contrast to a modern and secularizing urban America, is pervasive. But the numbers just don't support that stereotype.
Donald Trump’s harsh talk about immigrants entering the country illegally has drawn backlash from Democrats, with Joe Biden’s campaign accusing the former president of parroting Adolf Hitler.
Donald Trump’s harsh talk about immigrants entering the country illegally has drawn backlash from Democrats, with Joe Biden’s campaign accusing the former president of parroting Adolf Hitler.
The Daily Yonder considers the notion that rural America is more religious than its urban counterparts—and why, in fact, other demographic factors are better predictors of who actually attends religious