Americans are continuing to lose faith in a number of social institutions, including religion, banks, television news and public schools, but trust the military now more than ever, a new Gallup poll has found.
Less than half, or 44 percent, of the 1,004 respondents to the poll shared that they have great or a lot of faith in today's organized religion, with 21 percent saying the same for banks and television news, which are all record lows. Only 29 percent of Americans expressed confidence in public schools, while from all the social institutions, Congress scored the lowest with 13 percent, which is actually higher than its 11 percent rating back in 2011.
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