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Mapping the nation, by religion
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| August 7, 2009
| Michael Paulson
Posted on 08/11/2009 4:43:48 PM PDT by NYer
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Here's the map about Catholicism:
And Protestantism:
Judaism:
Mormonism:
And, finally, a map showing states by percentage of non-religious people:
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posted on
08/11/2009 4:43:48 PM PDT
by
NYer
To: Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; nickcarraway; Romulus; ...
And, finally, a map showing states by percentage of non-religious people: Read .... secularists .
Truly an eye opener.
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posted on
08/11/2009 4:45:16 PM PDT
by
NYer
( "One Who Prays Is Not Afraid; One Who Prays Is Never Alone"- Benedict XVI)
To: NYer
I’m not surprised about the northweston the secularism, but am quite suprised by the extreme north east.
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posted on
08/11/2009 4:53:17 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(With God all things are possible.)
To: NYer
Vermont doesn't surprise me. They worship Marx.
ML/NJ
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posted on
08/11/2009 4:59:22 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: NYer
Freest areas are the least Catholic. Why is that?
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posted on
08/11/2009 5:00:16 PM PDT
by
ikka
(Brother, you asked for it!)
To: NYer
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posted on
08/11/2009 5:10:35 PM PDT
by
11Bush
To: NYer
The West has always been the least churched area, partly because secularists flee there, but also partly because there are fewer churches in operation there.
On the other hand, the secularization of New England is something very new.
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posted on
08/11/2009 5:14:32 PM PDT
by
iowamark
(certified by Michael Steele as "ugly and incendiary")
To: NYer
I was surprised about California Catholicism — until I remembered the concentration of Hispanics. Are all those California Catholics really on board with the homosexual/abortion agenda? Given the success of Proposition 8, I guess not.
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posted on
08/11/2009 5:23:04 PM PDT
by
AZLiberty
(Yes, Mr. Lennon, I do want a revolution.)
To: NYer
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posted on
08/11/2009 5:27:23 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: AZLiberty
Most of the Hispanic Catholics in CA cannot vote.
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posted on
08/11/2009 5:31:41 PM PDT
by
Melian
("An unexamined life is not worth living." ~Socrates)
To: iowamark
On the other hand, the secularization of New England is something very new. I don't think so. Way back in the early 19th century, it was already the birthplace of post-Christian "churches" like the Unitarian Universalists, bizarre cults like Mormonism, and pantheistic philosophies like Transcendentalism.
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posted on
08/12/2009 6:53:43 AM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("I always longed for repose and quiet" - John Calvin)
To: ikka
Freest areas are the least Catholic. Why is that? Try cross-referencing these maps with similar maps that show voting patterns by county/state.
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posted on
08/12/2009 6:55:17 AM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("I always longed for repose and quiet" - John Calvin)
To: iowamark
On the other hand, the secularization of New England is something very new.This is something that needs to be stressed, as there are those conservatives who insist that New England Puritanism is "responsible" for modern secular liberalism.
Even with all the Unitarians, Transcendentalists, and so on, New England was once very devout--and very Republican.
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posted on
08/12/2009 7:48:07 AM PDT
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Re'eh, 'Anokhi noten lifneykhem hayom; berakhah uqelalah.)
To: iowamark; hellbender
I don't think so. Way back in the early 19th century, it was already the birthplace of post-Christian "churches" like the Unitarian Universalists, bizarre cults like Mormonism, and pantheistic philosophies like Transcendentalism.See what I mean, iowa?
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posted on
08/12/2009 7:49:43 AM PDT
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Re'eh, 'Anokhi noten lifneykhem hayom; berakhah uqelalah.)
To: hellbender; iowamark; Zionist Conspirator
Way back in the early 19th century, it was already the birthplace of post-Christian "churches" like the Unitarian Universalists, bizarre cults like Mormonism, and pantheistic philosophies like Transcendentalism. Good point - and a graphic example of how religious beliefs (especially those that claim religion and politics shouldn't mix) influence political actions. Worth noting is that the movements (and more) that you mention all began or took root within a single geographic region, namely the Hudson River Valley. This region is sometimes referred to as the "burned over district" by religious historians. Unitarianism, Mormonism, Seventh-Day Adventism, Restorationism, and a number of other movements (including Charles Finney's "Second Great Awakening" revivals) all sprang up or hit this same area within a span of a few decades. Finney himself coined the phrase "burned over district", evoking the image of forest fires exhausting an area of all flammable material, because it's inhabitants were repeatedly exposed (and became resistant) to his revivals.
This part of western New York became famous after the Erie Canal for its history of revivalism, radicalism, communitarian experiments. It was fertile ground for new ideas to take root and spread to other parts of the country. It became a "psychic highway" for New Englanders who left the East and headed West in search of new ways of life.... -- Excerpt from The Burned Over District
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posted on
08/12/2009 8:17:04 AM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("I always longed for repose and quiet" - John Calvin)
To: NYer
“And, finally, a map showing states by percentage of non-religious people:
Read .... secularists .
Truly an eye opener. “
Indeed!
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posted on
08/12/2009 8:26:16 AM PDT
by
AuntB
(Tired of Left/right coast globalist party power brokers? How 'bout THE HEARTLAND AMERICA PARTY??)
To: Alex Murphy
I sometimes wonder whether the present-day nuttiness of the People's Republic of Vermont is partly derived from a past tradition of eccentric social and religious movements, although the immigration of large numbers of hippies from urban NY and southern New England is obviously a major cause.
The Wikipedia article indicates that the burnt-over district was in western NY, not the Hudson Valley. However, one of the "leaders" who emerged in upstate NY, Jos. Smith, was born in VT. People started to leave northern New England as soon as better agricultural lands were opened up to the west. Wacky New Englanders eventually settled much of the upper Midwest and even the Northwest, down to San Francisco, where liberalism has long been strong.
To: NYer
The percentage ranges varry. Read the maps carefully.
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posted on
08/12/2009 11:19:26 AM PDT
by
kinsman redeemer
(The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
To: kinsman redeemer
The spelling of "vary" varies. Read my comments carefully.
;)
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posted on
08/12/2009 11:20:24 AM PDT
by
kinsman redeemer
(The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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