I don't see any punctuation in that quote, so I'd bet there's a lot of context missing

It's only recently in the past century or so that serious spirituality in our culture has been able to detach itself from religion, sometimes forming new ones

i.e. fanfic

Serious answer: a journalist wanting an interview

as long as the French get offended by the pronunciation, then it's pronounced correctly in American

I think those are two different shops

If by supporting Ukraine you mean sending Russia weapons components, yes

and a Star Trek episode