Were Americans more religious in 1776? Here’s what we know about religious affiliation in 1776 America.

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The United States had a religious affiliation rate of about 17% in 1776, according to The Churching of America 17762005 by Roger Finke and Rodney Stark.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:54 How religious was America? 17%*
2:52 How slavery affects these statistics
6:16 Why so low? Reason 1
07:19 Why so low? Reason 2
14:34 Why did America become more religious?
16:37 Why Christian Nationalists are wrong
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