(June 15, 2012 at 12:27 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(June 14, 2012 at 10:05 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: Maybe we have differing views because here in Australia Christians (and other religious groups) are harmless. Sounds like the U.S. is a mess from what I've gathered from different people. But here, 80% of my friends are Christians and they are good people. Beneficial to society in many ways, even if along the line they have to preach and tie Jesus to their actions to get people wondering.
I think it depends a lot on where you live in the U.S. I live in the Pacific Northwest, which tends to be quite liberal and doesn't seem to be nearly as religious as the south and midwest, at least in the more populated areas. I've traveled extensively through the western U.S., midwest, and south and it really does vary regionally.
Frankly, for the most part, I think it's a very vocal minority that gets noticed.
If the religious right were that much of a minority with little power it would not have the undue influence on the rethuglican party and the gay marriage bans wouldn't happen. The attacks on abortion rights and women's rights wouldn't happen. The bigoted nuts are bigger than you think.
NC is Mars compared to where you live and I used to live in Norther Va outside DC so I know what a diverse community looks like. Down here diversity only stems to blacks and whites, but religion does have a heavy influence down here.
