In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts by President Nixon.
It’s interesting how cold Senator Pastore seems to be at the beginning and later warms up to Mr Roger’s charm. I think the best stuff starts around the 4:40 mark and how Pastore sums things up at the end of the clip.
One-fifth of U.S. adults say they are not part of a traditional religious denomination, new data from the Pew Research Center show, evidence of an unprecedented reshuffling of Americans’ spiritual identities that is shaking up fields from charity to politics.
But despite their nickname, the “nones” are far from godless. Many pray, believe in God and have regular spiritual routines.
The study presents a stark map of how political and religious polarization have merged in recent decades. Congregations used to be a blend of political affiliations, but that’s generally not the case anymore. Sociologists have shown that Americans are more likely to pick their place of worship by their politics, not vice versa.
Salt Lake City comes in at #1 on the list, but has an asterisk next to it since it’s including Mormons. I know most of the people in my evangelical past, heck, I know a lot of people today that states Mormons aren’t Christians but are part of a cult.
But I wonder if most DFW folks, or Texans in general, are surprised that places like Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Boston are higher on the list than DFW (12), Houston (13) and San Antonio (9).
Here’s the top five: