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Blame Evangelicals for the Decline in Christian Faith

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Polls show that in a classic example of religion gone wrong, evangelicals' slavish devotion to right wingers is the chief cause of the decline of religious belief.

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A recent poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute placed white evangelical approval of President Donald Trump at 75 percent, a level of adulation higher than when he was elected.

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