Where religion exits, extremism enters

Where religion exits, extremism enters

America has become much more secular. White evangelicals are increasingly de-institutionalized.  This is a bad development, which helps explain the rise in extremism, racism, political violence, and antisemitism. There are reams and reams of evidence suggesting that, at least among conservatives, religiosity inoculates among extremism. Antisemitism is less common among frequent church-attenders, and so is unhealthy attachment to guns. Religiosit…