September 11 attacks Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Cultural influence === {{Main|Cultural influence of the September 11 attacks}} {{Further|List of cultural references to the September 11 attacks|Entertainment affected by the September 11 attacks|Osama bin Laden in popular culture}} {{See also|Osama bin Laden (elephant)}} The impact of 9/11 extends beyond geopolitics and into society and culture in general. Immediate responses to 9/11 included greater focus on home life and time spent with family, higher church attendance, and increased expressions of patriotism such as the flying of American flags.<ref name="Carducci2009b">{{cite book|first=Bernardo J.|last=Carducci|title=The Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research, and Applications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1gJPXv5wQbIC&pg=PA200|access-date=January 16, 2012 |date=February 20, 2009|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|isbn=978-1-4051-3635-8|pages=200β}}</ref> [[Clear Channel memorandum|The radio industry responded by removing certain songs from playlists]], and the attacks have subsequently been used as background, narrative, or thematic elements in [[List of films about the September 11 attacks|film]], [[List of songs about the September 11 attacks|music]], [[List of books about the September 11 attacks|literature]], and [[Humor based on the September 11 attacks|humour]]. Already-running television shows as well as programs developed after 9/11 have reflected [[post-9/11]] cultural concerns.<ref name="Pop Culture Guide">{{cite book |last1=Quay |first1=Sara |last2=Damico |first2=Amy |title=September 11 in Popular Culture: A Guide |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |date=September 14, 2010 |isbn=978-0-313-35505-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lx7i4YHl_NoC}}</ref> <!-- "STOP. Before expanding or removing 9/11 conspiracy theories, please note that the verbiage being used was arrived at after months of discussion and consensus-building. If you think something should be changed, please start a discussion on the article talk page. Thank you." -->[[9/11 conspiracy theories]] have become a social phenomenon, despite a lack of support from expert scientists, engineers, and historians.<ref>{{cite news |title=9/11 conspiracy theories won't stop|first=Joshua|last=Norman|date=September 11, 2011|publisher=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/9-11-conspiracy-theories-wont-stop/}}</ref> 9/11 has also had a major impact on the religious faith of many individuals; for some it strengthened, to find [[consolation]] to cope with the loss of loved ones and overcome their grief; others started to question their faith or lose it entirely because they [[Problem of evil|could not reconcile it]] with their view of religion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/29/september-11-challenged-faith_n_941017.html|title=After 9/11, Some Run Toward Faith, Some Run The Other Way|work=HuffPost|date=August 29, 2011|access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/faith/questions/god.html|title=Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero β The Question of God|work=PBS Frontline|access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref> The culture of America, after the attacks, is noted for heightened security and an increased demand thereof, as well as [[paranoia]] and [[anxiety]] regarding future terrorist attacks against most of the nation. Psychologists have also confirmed that there has been an increased amount of national anxiety in commercial air travel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200201/anxiety-after-911 |title=Anxiety After 9/11 |first1=Brad |last1=Schmidt |first2=Jeffrey |last2=Winters |work=[[Psychology Today]] |date=January 1, 2002 |access-date=October 11, 2013}}</ref> Anti-Muslim hate crimes rose nearly ten-fold in 2001 and have subsequently remained "roughly five times higher than the pre-9/11 rate".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ingraham |first1=Christopher |title=Anti-Muslim hate crimes are still five times more common today than before 9/11 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/02/11/anti-muslim-hate-crimes-are-still-five-times-more-common-today-than-before-911/ |access-date=December 20, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url-access=limited |date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page