Irreligious America, Dying of Broken Heart, Film Rating Confusion

Irreligious America, Dying of Broken Heart, Film Rating Confusion

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 46

  • Feb 24, 2017 7:00 am
  • 2:29:59 mins

America’s Irreligious (15:53) Dr. Richard Flory is senior director of research and evaluation at the University of Southern California Center for Religion and Civic Culture. He is a sociologist whose research focuses on religious and cultural change, religion and urban life, and the religious and spiritual lives of youth and young adults. Religion in America is diverse; however, many Americans have started a trend away from religion. While the largest category is still Protestant, the category of “none of the above” has begun to increase. This new group of non-religious “nones” could change our society. Dr. Richard Flory explains his research into the no-religious "nones". Makena Bauss - 19-year-old Mayor (45:00) Brandon Paulin is the mayor of Indian Head, Maryland. He was elected May of 2015 when he was 19-years-old. The now 21-year-old mayor, who still lives at home, is making a difference. Producer Makena Bauss shares his story. Dying of a Broken Heart (1:06:06) Dr. Kathie S...