American Culture

“Historically and currently, cultural anthropologists identify three primary subcultures: Folk, high, and popular/mass. According to musicologists, these subcultures also identify the three main musical genres.” - P&D

“How a Supreme Court case aimed to change marriage but redefined family instead.” - Breakpoint

“Arguments started on July 10, 1925, at the Rhea County Courthouse. The trial may have begun as a determination of whether Scopes had violated the Butler Act, but both sides soon focused on debating the relative merits of biblical cosmology versus Darwinian theory.” - The Conversation

“From 2000 to 2017, the share of Protestants in the U.S. fell from 57% to 46%, and Catholics dropped from 25% to 21%, while religious nones jumped from 8% to 20%. Since that time, however, each group has remained within a few percentage points of its share. Currently, Protestants are at 45%, Catholics are at 21%, and the unaffiliated are at 22%.” - Baptist Press

“While reporting relatively low levels of attendance at Mass, almost half of US adults (47%) say they have a personal or family relationship to Catholicism, a new Pew Research Center survey finds.” - RNS

“…today, an increasing number of schools are defunding, closing, or repurposing their libraries under the banner of ‘progress’ … and under the false assumption that libraries are just rooms full of books which can be found online or stored in a cheaper or more convenient location.” - L&L

“Sixty-nine percent of U.S. adults continue to believe that transgender athletes should only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth sex, and 66% of Americans say a person’s birth sex rather than gender identity should be listed on government documents such as passports or driver’s licenses.” - Gallup

“What year did California ban same-sex marriage? … In 2008. The same year when both Democratic contenders for the presidential nomination said they opposed same-sex marriage. Much had changed by the time President Obama successfully ran for reelection in 2012.” - TGC

“The relative lack of enthusiasm for this year’s Pride month has a lot of people wondering.” - WNG

“… we must do more than reject bad ideas. We must embrace ideas that are true and good and then build on these ideas. A new culture must be cultivated if this ‘vibe shift’ is to be sustained.” - Breakpoint