Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says the state — one of the most religious and charitable in the nation — is not immune to a growing national trend of politics beginning to fill the space once occupied by faith, community and in-person connection.

Speaking during his monthly PBS Utah news conference on Tuesday, Cox said the country is becoming “lonely” and increasingly detached from places that once brought people together across differences.

“People are less religious than they’ve ever been in our country,” he said, adding that despite some early signs of religious revival, many Americans have instead “become addicted to social media, and that’s tearing us apart.”

A recent study from the conservative-leaning Sutherland Institute echoes Cox’s concern, reporting that 77% of religiously unaff

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