Name: Perchvil V.

Bacla-an

Yr. & Sec: BSED English 1-Austen

Subject: English Linguistics 3

Date: April 05, 2024

Worded Article:

While religion remains important in the lives of most Americans, the 2014 Religious
Landscape Study finds that Americans as a whole have become somewhat less religious
in recent years by certain traditional measures of religious commitment. For instance,
fewer U.S. adults now say religion is very important in their lives than did so seven years
ago, when Pew Research Center conducted a similarly extensive religion survey. Fewer
adults also express absolutely certain belief in God, say they believe in heaven or say
their religion’s sacred text is the word of God. The change in Americans’ religious beliefs
coincides with the rising share of the U.S. public that is not affiliated with any religion.
The unaffiliated not only make up a growing portion of the population, they also are
growing increasingly secular, at least on some key measures of religious belief.

IPA-Transcribed Article:

waɪl rɪˈlɪʤən rɪˈmeɪnz ɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ðə laɪvz ʌv moʊst əˈmɛrəkənz, ði 2

014 rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlændˌskeɪp ˈstʌdi faɪndz ðæt əˈmɛrəkənz æz ə hoʊl hæv
bɪˈkʌm ˈsʌmˈwʌt lɛs rɪˈlɪʤəs ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz baɪ ˈsɜrtən trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɛʒərz
ʌv rɪˈlɪʤəs kəˈmɪtmənt. fɔr ˈɪnstəns, ˈfjuər ju.ɛs. əˈdʌlts naʊ seɪ rɪˈlɪʤən
ɪz ˈvɛri ɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ðɛr lɪvz ðæn dɪd soʊ ˈsɛvən jɪrz əˈɡoʊ, wɛn pju ri
ˈsɜrʧ ˈsɛntər kənˈdʌktəd ə ˈsɪmələrli ɪkˈstɛnsɪv rɪˈlɪʤən ˈsɜrˌveɪ. ˈfjuər ə
ˈdʌlts ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛs ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈsɜrtən bɪˈlif ɪn ɡɑd, seɪ ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈ
hɛvən ɔr seɪ ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤənz ˈseɪkrɪd tɛkst ɪz ðə wɜrd ʌv ɡɑd.
ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkənz rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlifs ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪð ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ ʃɛr ʌv
ðə ju.ɛs. ˈpʌblɪk ðæt ɪz nɑt əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪð ˈɛni rɪˈlɪʤən. ði ənəˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd
nɑt ˈoʊnli meɪk ʌp ə ˈɡroʊɪŋ ˈpɔrʃən ʌv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ɑr ˈɡr
oʊɪŋ ɪnˈkrisɪŋli ˈsɛkjələr, æt list ɑn sʌm ki ˈmɛʒərz ʌv rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlif.
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Pang, H. (2022, January 1). The Negative Impact of Social Media on People’s Lives. Advances in
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https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220105.102