The author cites sociologist Christian Smith who believes many Americans embrace a type of generic faith, which Smith calls "moralistic, therapeutic deism." This is a worldview of a kind of distant, benign God who demands little and offers little in this life. Do you think this assessment of American religiosity is correct? What do you think of this picture of American religiosity?
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