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Still-closed houses of worship should be reopened as soon as possible for the health of our communities.
As churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious institutions reopen and welcome communities back inside for prayer and gatherings, there are questions of how in-person engagement will change in light of the global pandemic. Even before COVID-19, the United States saw a huge rise in persons of no faith, as well as a decline in attendance and membership levels such that by 2020 only 47 percent of U.S. adults belonged to a church, synagogue, or mosque.
The number who will return in person to these sacred spaces is an open question and it is critical our religious institutions are prioritized, renewed, and reinvigorated as the nation reopens. These institutions fortify and stabilize the larger communities they are embedded in, and it is important that they remain diffused in secular, urban areas, not just in rural areas and small towns.
A survey of over 1,400 Americans sponsored by the Los Angeles Times and Reality Check Insights shows just how powerful engagement with a religious institution can be outside the church or temple itself.
The survey asked about fulfillment of the “American Dream” and various contributors to contentment with life. Real differences emerged when considering faith. Almost half of Americans who attend services a few times a month or more often believe they are living the American Dream, compared to a little under a third of those attending a few times a year or less often. When asked about the importance of contributing to one’s wider residential community, about a third of Americans who attend services only a few times a year (or less often) thought contributing to one’s community was essential. In contrast, over half of those who attend church a few times a month or more often thought communal contributions were essential—a significantly higher proportion.
Public policy should be crafted to help these institutions re-open as fast as possible and thrive, because they are the bedrocks of the civic and spiritual health of so many communities. While having a meaningful family life was equally important to those who regularly attend services and those who do not, family life is inward looking. Outward facing community contributions are essential for stability and social capital and the data show that Americans engaged with religious institutions are more focused on contributing to the larger world.
In addition to religious institutions helping prime wider community engagement, the data reveal that engagement improves marriage rates, another institution which strengthens communities and families. For those over 26, almost two-thirds who regularly attend religious services are married, compared to just over half who do not regularly attend services. The numbers of divorcees is twice as high for those who are religiously disconnected compared to those who regularly attend services. And regular church goers are a bit more likely to have children under 18 living at home compared to those who do not regularly attend, so the impact of participants in religious institutions in strengthening communities via schools and public amenities is apparent again.
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Most “Conservative” News Outlets Are on the Big Tech Teat
Not long ago, conservative media was not beholden to anyone. Today, most sites are stuck on the Big Tech gravy train.
I’ll keep this short. The rise of Pandemic Panic Theater, massive voter fraud, and other “taboo” topics have neutered a majority of conservative news sites. You’ll notice they are very careful about what topics they tackle. Sure, they’ll attack Critical Race Theory, Antifa, and the Biden-Harris regime, but you won’t see them going after George Soros, Bill Gates, the World Economic Forum, or the Deep State, among others.
The reason is simple. They are beholden to Big Tech, and Big Tech doesn’t allow certain topics to be discussed or they’ll cut you off. Far too many conservative news outlets rely on Google, Facebook, and Twitter for the bulk of their traffic. They depend on big checks from Google ads to keep the sites running. I don’t necessarily hold it against them. We all do what we need to do to survive. I just wish more would do like we have, which is to cut out Big Tech altogether.
We don’t get Google checks. We don’t have Facebook or Twitter buttons on our stories. We don’t have a YouTube Channel (banned), an Instagram profile (never made one), or a TikTok (no thanks, CCP). We’re not perfect, but we’re doing everything we can to not owe anything to anyone… other than our readers. We owe YOU the truth. We owe YOU the facts that others won’t reveal about topics that others won’t tackle. And we owe America, this great land that allows us to take hold of these opportunities.
Like I said, I don’t hold other conservative sites under too much scrutiny over their choices. It’s easy for people to point fingers when we’re not the ones paying their bills or supporting their families. I just wish there were more who would make the bold move. Today, only a handful of other major conservative news outlets have broken free from the Big Tech teat. Of course, we need help.
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