1. Sarah Jarosz is the answer to any question worth asking.
2. 18 years ago, I used church attendance as a measure of religiosity in my undergrad thesis. Everyone seemed to think that was obvious. Now, I'm not so sure. I think church services may have actually had a moderating effect, if for no other reason than churchgoers as a whole lean right (and more so the more frequently attending), but their pastors are generally to the left of their respective congregations. As church attendance has fallen off a cliff (and I'm as guilty as anyone), people on the right have lost that moderating influence, but have still maintained a religious fervor, just not one that is as Scripture- or church-based as before. (I agree with John McWhorter what the decline in church attendance and rise of "nones" for the center and left have done, but that's another story for another time).
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Great stuff. Two things:
1. Sarah Jarosz is the answer to any question worth asking.
2. 18 years ago, I used church attendance as a measure of religiosity in my undergrad thesis. Everyone seemed to think that was obvious. Now, I'm not so sure. I think church services may have actually had a moderating effect, if for no other reason than churchgoers as a whole lean right (and more so the more frequently attending), but their pastors are generally to the left of their respective congregations. As church attendance has fallen off a cliff (and I'm as guilty as anyone), people on the right have lost that moderating influence, but have still maintained a religious fervor, just not one that is as Scripture- or church-based as before. (I agree with John McWhorter what the decline in church attendance and rise of "nones" for the center and left have done, but that's another story for another time).