Religiosity is clearly a real word

[threemonkeys]

Interesting link. There is the thought abroad that Americans (USAians) are religious zealots and have, if anything, become more extreme in recent years. This article is a summary of research done for a book which attempts to shed more detailed light on the situation. Obviously things are more complex than we see from outside. Nevertheless, I am struck by the phrase "So Americans are actually more religious than the Iranians". However that should be balanced against the following "you can see a rapid increase in those who say they have no religion and a decrease in those who are moving to the evangelical side of the spectrum". Perhaps there is a little hope.