USA TODAY: Overall, Gallup says, “America remains a generally religious nation, with more than two-thirds of the nation’s residents classified as very or moderately religious.”…
Gallup found that 59% of Mississippians described themselves as “very religious,” followed by 57% of Utahns and 56% of Alabamans. Louisiana, Arkansas and South Carolina came in at 54%.
New England — where the persecuted Pilgrims landed — continues to be a home for Americans focused less on religion than elsewhere in the union. Only 23% of the residents in Vermont and New Hampshire said they were “very religious,” followed by Maine (25%) and Massachusetts (28%)… (more)
EDITOR: The word ‘religion’ covers a tremendous gamut of views and philosophies. Are we talking about fundamentalism or a respect for tradition that may be inspired by some form of force? Does one region have a stronger sense of ethics and morality than another? If so, which?
