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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 17, 2012 at 5:28 pm
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(March 17, 2012 at 5:23 pm)5thHorseman Wrote: LPW, are you using dialup? 
Nope not yet. I telegraphed the internet company, they said it would be another few years til they can get phone lines over here.
(March 17, 2012 at 5:23 pm)5thHorseman Wrote: I take it the gdp per capita is almost inverse to this graph
I'll make some charts with maps 
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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 17, 2012 at 5:50 pm
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People aren't likely to answer in the negative when a random phone call asks them the analog of "do you believe in god" regardless. I'd be peering out my curtains with a gun in my hand if I ever got such a phone call.
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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 17, 2012 at 5:57 pm
(March 17, 2012 at 5:50 pm)Rhythm Wrote: People aren't likely to answer in the negative when a random phone call asks them the analog of "do you believe in god" regardless. I'd be peering out my curtains with a gun in my hand if I ever got such a phone call.
Yeah man. Especially in one of those southern states. There remains the very real threat of grievous bodily injury if one were to state publicly that they were an atheist. People don't seem to care so much here in MA.
Although Soule Road School in Wilbraham MA just caught some flack and bad national press for doing "O'Green's Day" yesterday instead of "St. Patrick's Day". Fox News jumped all over it of course touting "anti-religious, pro-green" politically correct indoctrination of kids. I don't know if anyone heard about it.
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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Quote:That being said, Catholicism did very little for this state and the same can be said for Puritanism
Religion does little for anyone except make ludicrous claims.
Although the proprietors of religion inc do make a fortune from the bolts.
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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 17, 2012 at 6:27 pm
(March 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:That being said, Catholicism did very little for this state and the same can be said for Puritanism
Religion does little for anyone except make ludicrous claims.
Although the proprietors of religion inc do make a fortune from the bolts.
It gives comfort to individual practitioners. Society as a whole does not benefit, though.
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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 17, 2012 at 7:08 pm
I've lived almost my entire life in Oregon and Washington (both falling very low on the Religulous chart in the OP), all of it in the greater Portland metro area. It's really not that common to see open public displays of piety here.
I did live near Louisville KY and Huntsville AL for a bit in the late 1980's, and have traveled all over the country. Frankly, I found there was quite a bit of culture shock involved due to the open displays of faith.
Don't remember who commented on Alaska, but in my experience, Sarah Palin is an aberration. Pretty much all the Alaskans I have ever known were hard working, hard partying individualists who's only religion was fishing.
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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 17, 2012 at 8:18 pm
Most Religious States
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Most Poorest States
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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 17, 2012 at 8:32 pm
(March 17, 2012 at 8:18 pm)Loading Please Wait Wrote: Most Religious States
Most Poorest States
To Round it out:
Summary of results of the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 presidential elections. Red is Republican, Blue is Democrat, Purple means the state went twice for Republicans, twice for Democrats.
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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 18, 2012 at 3:26 pm
My state's 15th out of 50. Not terrible, but still too religious for me.
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RE: Least/Most Religious States
March 18, 2012 at 3:43 pm
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The only 2 states I've ever lived in are third and fourth on that list.
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