Look, I have no agenda other than to look at the data. If the data tells me anything it is this — being religious does not necessarily mean being moral and vice versa.
Jesus Himself condemns the so called religious pharisees.
Therefore, one can hardly use the above stats as basis for arguing that America needs to be more religious. It depends on WHAT KIND of religiosity — CONSISTENT or INCONSISTENT.
I think we just have too many religious Americans who claim they believe in God but act as if they don’t in spite of their religious profession.
I’ll balance my question by making one observation, if you look at the stats, there are 34 states with 60% or over who are religious. That’s 68% of the country. You can’t simply look at Mississippi and make a generalized observation.
I think this was your purpose all along, which is why you posted this thread.
To discredit Christian faith meanwhile like a true humanist, you’re ignoring the glaring racial component which has everything to do with the problems you allude to over and over , not Mississippi’s Christianity.
Quite the opposite, were Mississippi’s whites and a few blacks not as religious as they are the state would be even worse off.
What is it with freepers like you?
Have you never had any experience with faith?
Do you not know what it’s like to live in a sizable black community?
Educate yourself.
It must be a boring day at Darwin Central....give them all warm hugs