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15. American Hollow (documentary), directed by
Rory Kennedy (USA, 1999).
16. Linda Gorman, “Is Religion Good for You?,”
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http://www.nber.org/digest/oct05/w11377.html.
17. Raj Chetty, et al., “Equality of Opportunity
Project.” Equality of Opportunity.” 2014.
http://www.equality-of-opportunity.org. (The authors’
“Rel. Tot. variable” measures religiosity in a given
region. The South and Rust Belt score much lower
than many regions of the country.)
18. Ibid.
19. Carol Howard Merritt, “Why Evangelicalism Is
Failing a New Generation,” The Huffington Post:
Religion (May 2010),
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-howard-
merritt/why-evangelicalism-is-fai_b_503971.html.
20. Rick Perlstein, Nixonland: The Rise of a
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