That too, remarkably, is very American. From Amish to Hutterites, to Amanah, Brook Farm, Quakers, Shakers, Oneida to New Harmony community is deep in our psyche. That we are religiously illiterate is the fruit of public education and Catholic inadequacy. But it is not irremediable. It can be helped.
People can learn.
An orientation toward service is beautiful. That it is not identified with the Church is a mark of ignorance and maybe of fear. But it is a great quality. If you put the whole together the picture is not grim. A culture of divorce will necessarily result in a generation that trusts nothing.