"For so much of American history, the church has really been — or their congregations have really been — essential, providing an unheralded role in providing cohesion and connectedness in communities … encouraging civic engagement and political participation," says Daniel Cox, director of the Survey Center on American Life and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.   
"Mu mbiri ya America, tchalitchi - kapena anthu osonkhanawa- akhala ofunikira potenga gawo mwakachetechete pogwira ntchito limodzi komanso kulumikizana m'dera lawo, kulimbikitsa kuthandiza dera komanso kutengapo mbali pa ndale," atero a Daniel Cox, mkulu wa Survey Centre on American Life komanso mkulu wa American Enterprise Institute.