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WHAT ROLE DOES RELIGION PLAY IN THIS USA and ISRAEL vs IRAN WAR?

 By now you know that the United States joined Israel in the air strikes against Iran. Iran made its usual fiery tirade about revenge and death to infidels, which is a religious term . Seven  B-2 Spirit stealth bombers  left Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the only operational home of these planes, flew to Iran, re-fueled in mid-air multiple times, dropping 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators, also known as bunker buster bombs, on two targets in Iran.  Other bombs also fell at a third nuclear site. These same bombers then turned around, again after mid-air refueling, to Whiteman on a 37 hour flight. As a decoy, at the same time, six B-2s went to Guam.  We have 19 of these bombers, made by Northrop. These B-2s are the only planes capable of carrying bunker busters, and these 19 are the only ones still operating. President Donald Trump remarked that the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities were  spectacular .  Yes, but not totally.  Bun...

WHY ARE AMERICANS SO RELIGIOUS?

From the  New York Times :    The USA has 63% Christians, a decline of 15% in 18 years: However, people have stopped leaving churches en masse, according to   a new study released   by Pew Research. Further from the  Pew Research Center : 22%  of Americans are categorized as   spiritual but not religious (SBNR)  because they say they think of themselves as spiritual or they consider spirituality very important in their lives, but they neither think of themselves as religious nor say religion is very important in their lives. 58%  of Americans fall into an overall or   “NET” Religious   category because they say they think of themselves as religious or they consider religion very important in their lives. This group can be subdivided into U.S. adults who are   both religious and spiritual   (48%) and those who are   religious but not spiritual   (10%) 21%  of Americans are categorized as   neit...