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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums61% of Mississippians say they're "very religious" compared to 22% of Vermonters.
Mississippi Most Religious State, Vermont Least Religious
Average religiousness of states continues to range widely
http://www.gallup.com/poll/167267/mississippi-religious-vermont-least-religious-state.aspx
These Are The Most Godless States in America
The granola republic of Vermont is the least religious state in America, with just 22% of its population qualifying as very religious, according to a major survey out Monday from the polling group Gallup. New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts are runners-up in the irreligious stakes.
Thats not to say those states are filled with heathens. While the Bible-reading habits and religiosity of American cities is a matter of some debate, theres no question that the U.S. remains, on the whole, a religious nation. In all, more than 70% of Americans were very or moderately religious in 2013, according to Gallup. But within the countrys borders, the intensity of worship varies widely from state to state.
Nine of the top 10 most religious states in the countryvery religious defined by Gallup as a respondent who says religion is an important part of daily life and reports going to church every week or almost every weekare all in the greater American South. The countrys most religious state is Mississippi, with 61% fitting the very religious description. Its rivals, in order, are Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Kentucky.
The exception among the top ten most religious states is Utah, the second most religious state in America, where Gallup found 60% were very religious. More than half of the states population is Mormon, which Gallup routinely finds to be the most religious group of any category the pollsters measure.
Read more: These Are The Most Godless States in America | TIME.com http://nation.time.com/2014/02/03/these-are-the-most-godless-states-in-america/#ixzz2sU6j93ws
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)This is about cultural differences as much as anything. This is a legitimate topic for this forum.
feel free to alert, of course.
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)All religious posts are about cultural differences, and yet their are forum guidelines.
Bryant
progressoid
(49,825 posts)Champion Jack
(5,378 posts)I can't get the article to load without a huge ad across the text
cali
(114,904 posts)So in the bottom 5. 31% report being "very religious".
Champion Jack
(5,378 posts)Double win
Aerows
(39,961 posts)I live in MS. They probably didn't ask me for my opinion.
progressoid
(49,825 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,163 posts)I've had one post alerted and removed already this week.
JI7
(89,176 posts)i wonder where california would fit in. and a lot of the midwest states.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)I'm "in" MS, but I'm not "of" it. I think that rather makes a difference.
cali
(114,904 posts)Yeah, it probably does, unfortunately.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)I object to the terms "most religious" and "least religious," at least without defining religious.
Many of those Mississippians who claim to be so "religious" are not following the tenets of religion at all. Many of those Vermonters who claim to be the "least religious" may be following the spirit of the Ten Commandments much more faithfully.
What people say does not impress me about much of anything. Remember, the last shall be first and the first shall be last.
Or, as the fabulous O'Jays used to say: "What they do: They smile in your face; all the time they want to take your place, the Back Stabbers."
cali
(114,904 posts)it's also based on how often people attend church.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)Attending church doesn't necessarily make you "religious." I really wrankle at that conflation.
herding cats
(19,549 posts)Texas approval of Obama: 45.6
Oregon approval of Obama: 45.4
http://www.gallup.com/poll/125066/State-States.aspx
flamingdem
(39,304 posts)an atheist (he played diest cuz it was popular at the time but he shot the steeples when he rode into town and refused to say the word God when getting married). Good to hear.