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WSJ-NORC Poll: Americans Value Religion, Patriotism Less
By Sandy Fitzgerald | 27 March 2023
Traditional values such as religious faith, patriotism, having
children, and other priorities are becoming less important for
Americans, according to a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll.
The one thing, though, that has grown in importance over the
past 25 years in such surveys is money, which was cited by 43% in
the new survey, up from 31% in 1998, reports The Wall Street
Journal.
The poll, conducted with the nonpartisan research organization
NORC at the University of Chicago, further found the United States
is sharply divided according to political party about trends such
as the use of gender-neutral pronouns and racial diversity in
business.
According to the survey conducted mostly online of 1,019 peo-
ple from March 1-13: 38% said patriotism is very important to
them, compared to when the Journal first asked the question in
1998 when 70% said patriotism was very important.
39% said religion is very important, down from 62% in 1998.
58% said tolerance for others was very important, compared
to four years ago when 80% said it is very important.
23% of younger adults said having children is very important.
"These differences are so dramatic, it paints a new and sur-
prising portrait of a changing America," pollster Bill McInturff,
who worked on a previous Journal survey with NBC News, commented.
"Perhaps the toll of our political division, COVID, and the low-
est economic confidence in decades is having a startling effect
on our core values."
All age groups, including seniors, said they attach far less
importance to certain values than when they were asked in polls
in 1998 and 2019, but younger Americans tended to place low
importance:
23% of adults under 30 said patriotism is very important
to them, compared with 59% of seniors 65 and older.
31% of younger respondents said religion is very important,
compared with 55% of seniors.
Meanwhile, just 21% of those surveyed said the United States
stands above all other countries, while half said the United
States is one of the greatest countries, and 27% said other
countries rank better.
Jennifer Benz, vice president of public affairs and media
research at NORC, said that some of the views expressed may
have been affected by the polls' findings on pessimism con-
cerning the economy.
"People are just sort of down on everything about the
country," Benz commented.
Meanwhile, many answers on social issues varied, depending
on political party:
Just over 50% of Republicans said society has gone too
far concerning businesses promoting racial and ethnic
diversity, compared to 7% of Democrats.
61% of Democrats said diversity efforts have not gone far
enough, compared with 14% of Republicans.
Three-quarters of Republicans polled said society has
gone too far in accepting transgender people, while 56% of
Democrats said society has not done enough.
63% said that companies shouldn't take public stands on
social and political issues, while 36% of people said com-
panies should take stands. This included 80% of Republicans
who oppose companies taking a stand to 56% of Democrats
saying they agree with the idea.
Half said they do not like being asked to use gender-
neutral pronouns, compared to 18% who were in favor. This
included 30% of people under the age of 35 favoring the
practice, compared to 9% of seniors.**
To continue with the declines in America, we have seen
thousands of school boards, city councils, teachers unions,
and unions that insist upon continuing to try and corrupt
the minds of our children by putting books in libraries
that undermine the social education and the duties of the
parents when teaching or forcing them to be exposed to
sexual perversions and even acts that only parents should
permit.
We have watched the Left undermine the laws that will
emphasize the need for patriotism and the history of America
that keeps the respect for our laws, our flag, and our
religious freedoms that people of all ages learn what this
country was built upon.
We can't let progressive liberals destroy what so many
Americans have fought and died for so the youth of American
have a base to build loyalty and moral ethics on to keep us
strong.
It is as difficult to be a God fearing Christian as it
is to be an American who is willing to fight to preserve
our nation.
We need to take back our government and secure our bor-
ders to ensure our priorities are properly placed.
Parenting is the biggest failure we have. If there is
no one teaching the children what is right and wrong, how
can we expect them to grow up as responsible leaders of
the future.
God will heal our land but we ALL have to ask for His
blessings and grace before he will cleanse the world of
the rampant evil taking over.
And ALL God's people said, "AMEN!"
Conservatively,
John
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