"America is an unusually religious nation." — Rodney Stark

"America is an unusually religious nation."

— Rodney Stark

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24 Quotes by Rodney Stark

Rodney Stark has 24 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny…
Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--th e rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian…
For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.
It can be demonstrated that in any society there is a distribution of religious tastes and concerns.
It seems that not being religious is a form of risk-taking, consistent with other patterns of short-sighted behaviour in men.
Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually…
Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking…
Although it has been fashionable to deny it, anti-slavery doctrines began to appear in Christian theology soon after the decline…
Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph…
The success of the West, including the rise of science, rested entirely on religious foundations, and the people who brought…
That new technologies and techniques would be forthcoming was a fundamental article of Christian faith. Hence, no bishops or theologians…
American churches work very hard at reaching out to people to bring them in.

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There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful… — Chinua Achebe
God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich. — Wystan Hugh Auden
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If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do… — John James Audubon

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