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  • Americans Aren’t Losing Religion, They’re Inventing a New One

    Americans Aren’t Losing Religion, They’re Inventing a New One0

    In the opening prayers of the traditional Latin Mass, the priest and the servers kneel at the foot of the altar and speak these words, “Introibo ad altare Dei…” which means “I will go to the altar of God.” Many readers of Intellectual Takeout “go to the altar of God,” meaning they possess a belief

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  • Americans Are Worried About the Future of Families, According to New Pew Report

    Americans Are Worried About the Future of Families, According to New Pew Report1

    More Americans are pessimistic than optimistic about the future of the family. People are looking beyond their marriages and families for fulfilment. “Open relationships” are fashionable. And men have stronger family values than women, all according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. The report, released on September 14, presents a perplexing mix

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  • Americans Are Renouncing U.S. Citizenship in Record Numbers

    Americans Are Renouncing U.S. Citizenship in Record Numbers0

    President Trump hosted a televised naturalization ceremony at the White House, aired during the Republication National Convention. “You’ve earned the most prized, treasured, cherished, and priceless possession anywhere in the world,” he told the five new United States citizens. “It’s called American citizenship.” Prized? Perhaps. But maybe not priceless. A record number of Americans are

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  • Americans Are Rapidly Warming Up to Porn, a New Gallup Poll Shows. Here’s Why.

    Americans Are Rapidly Warming Up to Porn, a New Gallup Poll Shows. Here’s Why.0

    According to a new Gallup poll, 43 percent of Americans now see pornography as “morally acceptable.” This is a 7-point increase from the previous year and a 13-point increase since 2011, the year Gallup first began measuring public perceptions of porn. Gallup says the change corresponds with a larger shift in morals that began in

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  • Americans Are Misinformed on COVID Data, Survey Shows

    Americans Are Misinformed on COVID Data, Survey Shows0

    A recent survey found that more than one-third of Americans overestimate by as much as a factor of ten the probability a person with COVID-19 will require hospitalization. Researchers involved in the Franklin Templeton/Gallup study asked Americans in December what “percentage of people who have been infected by the coronavirus needed to be hospitalized.” The

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  • Americans Are Living in Denial on a Great Many Things

    Americans Are Living in Denial on a Great Many Things0

    Gallup released a poll this week showing that Americans are, on average, getting heavier. Oddly, at the same time, the percentage of people who say they believe they are overweight is declining, as are the percentage of people who say they are trying to lose weight or want to lose weight. The results are probably

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