Ms Julie Zauzmer starts into a spiritual swamp slide with her statement in the first sentence: About one-third of all Americans think that you have to be a Christian to truly be an American. She then continues the article to show that isn't what Americans said. (Washington Post: You have to be Christian to truly be American? Many people in the U.S. say so.)
Thirty-two percent of Americans said one should be Christian to really be American
- WP
'Should be' really isn't the same as 'have to be,' is it.
The same number of Americans — 32 percent — said that being born in the United States is key to being an American
- WP
This one doesn't really mean anything and it certainly doesn't show a requirement. Religion is the key needed to start your spiritual car? Meaning unknown.
Here's a key:
That key won't unlock anything. People talk in board rooms of things being 'key' but the salient point about keys when you have more than one of them is that you will hardly ever get the right one on the first try.
Republicans, who are themselves more likely to be Christian, said at a higher rate that one need be Christian to be American
...
Protestants thought it was very important to be Christian in order to be American
- WP
There's one after the other of that nature and all have in common that none indicate a mandate or the desire for one.
Ed: are you trying to say this is an example of 'fake news?'
Nah, it's more like an example of 'thick news' in which they're trying to make a point but they're really not sure what it is. A great many Americans think it would be better if everyone is a Christian and a great many others ignore the ones who believe that but I don't recall any time in my life when it was any different.
Ms Zauzmer makes the observation young people are less likely to agree with the importance of religion and people in foreign countries are much less likely but she doesn't do anything more beyond that. There's a great deal of emphasis in the article on how much Americans believe religion is really, really important; it's just really important, man. Then she shows briefly that young people don't believe it while Euros want no part of it and then she fades to black. wtf?
Ed: it's good reporting when the writer doesn't offer an opinion!
She did offer an opinion through the heavy loading on the requirement by multiple groups for religion in America. Ha!
Ed: do you have anything good to say about this hapless woman?
Let's see ... she does use commas reasonably well.
Thirty-two percent of Americans said one should be Christian to really be American
- WP
'Should be' really isn't the same as 'have to be,' is it.
The same number of Americans — 32 percent — said that being born in the United States is key to being an American
- WP
This one doesn't really mean anything and it certainly doesn't show a requirement. Religion is the key needed to start your spiritual car? Meaning unknown.
Here's a key:
That key won't unlock anything. People talk in board rooms of things being 'key' but the salient point about keys when you have more than one of them is that you will hardly ever get the right one on the first try.
Republicans, who are themselves more likely to be Christian, said at a higher rate that one need be Christian to be American
...
Protestants thought it was very important to be Christian in order to be American
- WP
There's one after the other of that nature and all have in common that none indicate a mandate or the desire for one.
Ed: are you trying to say this is an example of 'fake news?'
Nah, it's more like an example of 'thick news' in which they're trying to make a point but they're really not sure what it is. A great many Americans think it would be better if everyone is a Christian and a great many others ignore the ones who believe that but I don't recall any time in my life when it was any different.
Ms Zauzmer makes the observation young people are less likely to agree with the importance of religion and people in foreign countries are much less likely but she doesn't do anything more beyond that. There's a great deal of emphasis in the article on how much Americans believe religion is really, really important; it's just really important, man. Then she shows briefly that young people don't believe it while Euros want no part of it and then she fades to black. wtf?
Ed: it's good reporting when the writer doesn't offer an opinion!
She did offer an opinion through the heavy loading on the requirement by multiple groups for religion in America. Ha!
Ed: do you have anything good to say about this hapless woman?
Let's see ... she does use commas reasonably well.
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