Sociologists link the rise in non-affiliation among Jews to the steep increase in Jewish-Gentile intermarriage in recent decades.

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Meanwhile, Brazilian manufacturers trying to export to China face steep non-tariff barriers on manufactured goods, such as obstructive state purchasing agents.

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And religion matters far less than it did: church attendance, for Catholics and non-Catholics alike, is in steep decline.

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