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As Ryan Burge states, polling data seem to indicate that, while regular church attendance used to foster an attitude of trust in others, this is now no longer the case. To the contrary, regular churchgoers, who are very disproportationately, report diminished trust in anyone other than members of their tight circle.

Church as toxin and infection of democracy….

graphsaboutreligion.com/p/chur

Graphs about ReligionChurch Attendance Used to Drive Up Trust, It Doesn't AnymoreBy Ryan Burge