American boys are at the center of this crisis: they grow up to commit crime, drop out of school, and take their own lives at far higher rates than women do. From 1960 to 1996, the percentage of boys who lived without their biological father almost doubled--from 17% to 32%. Today, the Institute for Family Studies reports that "an estimated 12 million boys are growing up in families without their biological father."

The main thing these authors got wrong was the timing: it took far longer than they imagined. However, on almost all other fronts, their strategies were implemented and the wildly successful annual season of Pride is one of their many accomplishments.

The poll notes that only 72% of Democrats, 62% of liberals and 68% of young people believe in God.

"Belief in God is highest among political conservatives (94%) and Republicans (92%), reflecting that religiosity is a major determinant of political divisions in the U.S., it adds.

Looking at belief in God region-wise, the poll found that the South has the highest number with 86%, but it is down from 93% in 2017. The region with the lowest number is the East, with 78%.

For anyone not completely hoodwinked by the erotic obsessions of our day, taking pride in one's sexual identity--indeed, even considering sexual desire to be an identity--would seem at best pitiful and at worst a deep perversion of what it means to be human. Yet, here we are. And we should not underestimate the power of what it signifies.