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Yoga versus democracy? What survey data says about spiritual Americans' political behavior

  • Written by Evan Stewart, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UMass Boston
imageFor some, yoga is a spiritual practice that may substitute for religion.CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images

As the United States gets less religious, is it also getting more selfish?

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