It’s always amazed me that a place so imbued with God’s gifts could be as godless as Seattle is. I remember living there for several months on business and had a miserable time finding a church. They were so spread out and so not what I was used to. Sad state of affairs.
It’s always amazed me that a place so imbued with God’s gifts could be as godless as Seattle is. I remember living there for several months on business and had a miserable time finding a church.
Well, neither Portland nor Seattle is church country, that's for sure. But the people who do go to church are perhaps more dedicated in the Northwest than they are in the Bible Belt.
I've spent extensive time in both places (Bible Belt, Texas and Oklahoma, and the Pacific Northwest) -- and I can tell you that although "church" and "Christianity" are more a part of the culture around in the Bible Belt, there are a whole lot of Christians who are, more or less, cultural Christians.
You can certainly find a whole lot of churches in Texas and Oklahoma, but I'm not sure all the people in the churches are as committed as one might think they are... :-)
And in the Pacific Northwest, the ones who are in the Evangelical churches are probably more committed or they wouldn't be there at all, as it's not so much of a cultural distinctive in the Pacific Northwest.
There are plenty of Christians in the Pacific Northwest though, as I've spent all of my time around there with other Christians.