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The Top Ten Least Religious States
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RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States
February 2, 2009 at 11:58 am
(January 31, 2009 at 2:59 pm)bozo Wrote: I notice Rhode Island is in there. I learned in a paper quiz only this week that it is the smallest state. Apart from making a bad joke about whether size matters, I wonder if it really might be a factor in this case?

Naw, it's location. The Northeast, aka New England is entirely represented in the top 10 for least religious. So the 6 New England states are Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine. Interestingly enough the Northwest is also not very religious.

I would wonder if it has more of a correllation with Population density.
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rarepla...ity_lg.gif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...ty_map.PNG

Comparing the population maps with the religion one it seems the most densely populated states lean towards the least religious. Not always but I think it's interesting to note.
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The Top Ten Least Religious States - by Eilonnwy - January 30, 2009 at 4:43 pm
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by Tiberius - January 30, 2009 at 7:33 pm
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by bozo - January 31, 2009 at 2:59 pm
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by Eilonnwy - February 2, 2009 at 11:58 am
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by WWLD - February 1, 2009 at 12:41 am
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by infidel666 - February 1, 2009 at 2:27 am
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by Rockthatpiano06 - February 7, 2009 at 4:40 pm
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by Eilonnwy - February 8, 2009 at 1:30 am
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by leo-rcc - February 8, 2009 at 2:25 pm
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by Eilonnwy - February 9, 2009 at 2:59 pm
RE: The Top Ten Least Religious States - by Eilonnwy - February 11, 2009 at 12:39 pm

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