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It’s the sort of revelation that seems guaranteed to overlap neatly with the current political moment. And sure enough, when the Drudge Report came across the finding from the Public Religion Research Institute indicating that white Christians now make up less than 50 percent of the country’s population, it got prominent placement.

For a country still trying to figure out what exactly happened in the 2016 election, this seems like a peg on which a number of things might be hung. For example: Is this decline what prompted the surge in evangelical support for a presidential candidate who pledged to “make America great again” — that is, make it the way it used to be?

As always, it’s not that simple.

Here’s what PRRI says about the shift.

“As recently as 1996, white Christians still made up nearly two-thirds (65%) of the public. By 2006, that number dropped to 54%, but white Christians still constituted a majority. But over the last decade, the proportion of white Christians in the U.S. has slipped below majority. Today, only 43% of Americans identify as white and Christian — and only 30% as white and Protestant.”

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Donald Trump greets supporters after his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Aug. 21, 2015, in Mobile, Ala. (Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)

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America’s shrinking percentage of white Christians … – Washington Post

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Amazon.com is scouting North American cities for a second company headquarters, where it plans to hire as many as 50,000 full-time workers, the tech giant announced Thursday.

The Seattle-based company says it plans to invest $5 billion in construction and operation of the new location, which it is calling Amazon HQ2.

“We expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters,” Jeffrey P. Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon, said in a statement. “Amazon HQ2 will bring billions of dollars in up-front and ongoing investments, and tens of thousands of high-paying jobs. We’re excited to find a second home.” (Bezos also owns The Washington Post.)

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Seattle-based Amazon is looking for another city to build its second headquarters and has plans to invest $5 billion and create 50,000 jobs. (Reuters)

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Amazon is seeking a home for its HQ2, a $5 billion … – Washington Post

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Holler & Dash Biscuit House is a small, counter-service chain that has made some big promises to diners: Each location of the biscuit-heavy concept will seek out local ingredients for its food and drink, whether naturally raised birds for a fried chicken sandwich topped with goat cheese and sweet pepper jelly, or locally roasted, single-origin beans for drip coffee.

If Holler & Dash sounds like the latest chef-driven fast-casual concept, you’re right. You’re also wrong.

The budding chain is a subsidiary of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, the publicly traded company with more than 600 restaurants in 44 states. Cracker Barrel — known for its roadside locations, its retail shops based on old-timey general stores and its firing of Brad’s wife — launched its first Holler & Dash last year in Homewood, Ala., and has since opened four more locations, including one in Atlanta. The fast-casual aggressively promotes its two chefs, whose résumés include far more refined — and pricey — restaurants.

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José Andrés, whose restaurants include the Michelin-starred Minibar, opened Beefsteak in 2015 to get a foothold in the growing fast-casual scene. (Scott Suchman/For The Washington Post)

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Fast Casual Nation: The movement that has changed how America eats

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