“…In the years following 9/11, the nation experienced a shift towards political conservatism, including increased patriotism, support for the military, willingness to sacrifice personal liberties for national security, and support for President George W. Bush (e.g., Landau et al, 2004;Pyszczynski, Solomon, & Greenberg, 2003;Skitka, Bauman, & Mullen, 2004). In addition, the nation experienced an increase in religiosity, manifest after 9/11 briefly in the form of increased attendance at religious services (Pew, 2001) and lastingly in the form of increased public religious language and private religiosity or spirituality (TIME.com, 2006;Torabi & Seo, 2004).…”