Ranking Religious Devotion: Mississippi Wins Something For the First Time
Well we tied with them.
Hello from Alabama, I am writing from the buckle of the bible belt. Ah, yes. Homophobia, Chick-fil-A closed on Sunday and cookouts 4 Jesus Wednesday nights, that's home. Another phenomenal interactive tool from the Pew Research Center shows how religious your state is! However, I could have told you that Alabama was religious after my grandma found her favorite snack in the pantry (Veggie straws) and said "Praise the Lord".
And Yes, we weren't the only most religious, we tied for first with Mississippi. I should mention that we have the saying "thank god for Mississippi" whenever a national statistic comes out and research says that Alabama is not the most obese (i.e. thank god for Mississippi for making us look good).
New England proved itself to be less religiously devout than the South. If you've ever ridden the subway in NYC than you would think there's no God there as well. Alabama statistics show that 51% of people attend church weekly and 82% of people believe in God without doubt. I don't know what happened to that 31% but that's none of my business. But how do we go about actually measuring devotion? Do particularly devote people carry water bottles full of wine? Americans were considered highly religious if they participated or subscribed to 2 out of these 4 ideals below!
- Is religion important to you?
- Do you pray daily?
- Do you attend church at least weekly?
- Do you believe in God with absolute certainty?
After asking myself these questions, I deduced that I am as religious as a toad. But what does this have to do with politics? Well, what doesn't it have to do with politics. While most of the founding fathers were Deist, much of our government is based on religious qualities. Marriage was first a religious endeavor. This is why gay rights was such an issue with the south because it flabbergasted the south's idea of a christian marriage. While there is Civil Union, it is still extremely difficult to get a marriage license in the south for two men or two women. Political Scientists must watch religion because these religious politicians will often clump together and form a coalition to appeal to religious voters. The morality of a government is highly driven by religious platforms.
Read more about religious states and find your religious standing!
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