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Alarmingly, in states like Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, West Virginia, and North Dakota, the majority of the population aligns with these principles. Nearly a quarter of Americans even believe that Donald Trump was ordained by God to serve as president, indicating a spiritual underpinning to political loyalty.

The Cultural and Religious Revival as a Global Phenomenon

This resurgence is not exclusively American. Countries worldwide are witnessing a similar retraditionalization:

• Russia experiencing a revival of Orthodoxy

• China emphasizing Confucian values as part of cultural identity

• India witnessing the rise of Hindu nationalism akin to religious law

• Turkey returning to Islamic principles