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Nearly 40% of Americans Fail Citizenship Test

 

Nearly 40% of Americans, 38%, failed a citizenship test, Newsweek magazine revealed last week.

In fact, when Newsweek gave 1,000 Americans the test, 29% couldn’t remember Vice president Joe Biden’s name, 73% couldn’t say why America fought the Cold War against the Russian communists and their allies, 44% were unable to define the Bill of Rights, and 6% couldn’t even circle Independence Day, July Fourth, on a calendar!

Newsweek also pointed out that, in a March 2009 test conducted by the European Journal of Communication, 68% of Danes, 75% of Brits and 76% of Finns could identify the Taliban, but only 58% of Americans could do the same – even though America has been fighting that Muslim group in Afghanistan since 2001.

Experts cited by Newsweek gave several reasons for why Americans fare so poorly in such tests.

The reasons included near-constant elections for local, state and federal offices, America’s decentralized education system, America’s huge immigrant population that doesn’t speak English, and America’s “market-driven” media system.

They forgot the ongoing effort by the enemies of freedom to dumb down Americans so they would abandon their freedom and settle for socialist bondage.

– Source:  Newsweek, 03/20/11.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.