A very concerned Washington Post recently ran a front page story about the persistence of “American exceptionalism,” followed up by an online panel of religious experts pontificating over the reputed problem. A recent poll, of which the Brookings Institute was a partial sponsor, showed nearly 60 percent of Americans believe God has assigned America a “special role” in human history. Most believing were white evangelicals, over 80 percent of whom uphold this special role for America, as do two-thirds of minority Christians. Majorities of Catholics and Mainline Protestants also agreed.
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