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(CNSNews.com) – Given a "yes" or "no" option, 89 percent of Americans — about nine in 10 — said they believe in God, while one in 10 say they do not, according to a new Gallup Poll conducted June 14-23, 2016.
But the pollster notes that 89 percent is down from levels seen in past decades.
The separation of a long-married couple, who never belonged together in the first place, is probably the most appropriate metaphor to describe Britain's decision to split from the European Union. The separation is sad, but not at all shocking or inappropriate given the United Kingdom's touchy relationship with the continent over the past six decades. In one election Britain gained a new identity, or so it appears on the surface.
In the immediate aftermath of the "Brexit" vote, internet search engines reported a substantial spike in queries containing phrases such as "what is Europe" and "what does it mean to be European." Britons began to ponder their future and their past. This was suddenly all-too-real. Is Britain still part of Europe?