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by By Dave Schechter
CNN
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\u201cAnd may God bless the United States of America\u201d is a popular closing line in speeches by presidents and presidential hopefuls.
Does a higher power, if one exists, \u201cshed his grace on thee,\u201d as the lyrics of \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d proclaim?
And if so, does this make the United States of America the greatest country in the world?
<\/span>Christianity Today<\/a> crunched data from a Pew Research Center poll <\/a>that asked more than 1,<\/span>500 Americans for their views of the United States.
\u201cNearly all Americans think they live in the best country on Earth. While a majority of Americans believe there are other countries just as great, nine in 10 say no nation is better. Within this high view of America, there are differences between different religious groups,\u201d the magazine noted.
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<\/span>To this end, Christianity Today suggested the existence of a \u201cpatriotism God-gap in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

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