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This episode explores the decline of religious affiliation among Americans with insights from Dr. Melissa Deckman.

**1. ⛪ Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI):** https://prri.org/ --- **2. 👩‍🏫 More on Dr. Melissa Deckman:** https://www.melissadeckman.com/ --- **3. 📊 2025 PRRI Census on American Religion** https://prri.org/spotlight/2025-prri-census-of-american-religion/ --- **4. 🗺️ Mapping abortion views across the 50 states: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas** https://prri.org/research/mapping-abortion-views-across-the-50-states-insights-from-prris-2025-american-values-atlas/ --- **5. ✝️ Collection of PRRI’s research on Christian Nationalism** https://prri.org/prri-research/prri-issues/christian-nationalism/ --- **6. 📚 Melissa’s most recent book: *The politics of Gen Z: How the youngest voters will shape our democracy*** https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-politics-of-gen-z/9780231560085/ --- **7. 🔬 More of Melissa’s (many!) books and (prolific!) papers and other research here** https://www.melissadeckman.com/research --- **8. 📱 Follow/watch/read/learn more from PRRI on their:**     **▶️ 1. YouTube**     https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1GzzUoUV9zsSB-FEOJDryg     **📸 2. Instagram**…

People in this episode

Host: Political Reality

Guest: Dr. Melissa Deckman

Topics covered

• religion
• American values
• politics
• Gen Z
• Christian nationalism

Keywords

• religion
• American religion
• Gen Z
• Christian nationalism
• public opinion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Public Religion Research Institute

Books & works: The politics of Gen Z: How the youngest voters will shape our democracy

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