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Title: How Does Your State Rank in Church Attendance?
Post by: sargentodiaz on February 22, 2015, 11:51:05 AM
(http://dailysignal.com/wp-content/uploads/150219_ChurchPoll1.png)

This ought to give the atheists and leftists lots of ammo against the Bible-thumping cons. Utah is certainly no surprise. California with “average” is surprising but note Nevada. For a state where Mormons dominate politics, that's pretty amazing.

Read story @ http://dailysignal.com/2015/02/22/state-rank-church-attendance/
Title: Re: How Does Your State Rank in Church Attendance?
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 22, 2015, 01:00:34 PM
. California with “average” is surprising but note Nevada. For a state where Mormons dominate politics, that's pretty amazing.


Not really...illegal aliens praying they don't get caught/deported.
Title: Re: How Does Your State Rank in Church Attendance?
Post by: Big Dog on February 22, 2015, 03:01:48 PM
California with “average” is surprising but note Nevada. For a state where Mormons dominate politics, that's pretty amazing

it's not surprising, if you think about it. Only 5% of the population of Nevada are LDS.

The state population is 2.9 million, of which 2 million (65%, roughly) live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area- hardly a bastion of traditional Sunday-go-to-meeting types.
Title: Re: How Does Your State Rank in Church Attendance?
Post by: SVPete on February 23, 2015, 10:35:02 AM
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California with “average” is surprising but note Nevada. For a state where Mormons dominate politics, that's pretty amazing.

CA surprises me a bit, but there are a lot of Hispanics in CA, and they are heavily Catholic and Evangelical.

As for NV, BD nailed it. Las Vegas and Reno have a strong religious minority, but they are a minority. The segments of the hospitality and entertainment industries that are strongest in Las Vegas and Reno probably don't attract many church-goers, nor, likely, are many workers in those industry segments.

New England is lowest ... not much surprise in that. Much sadness, but not much surprise.
Title: Re: How Does Your State Rank in Church Attendance?
Post by: Ptarmigan on May 27, 2015, 12:18:20 AM
CA surprises me a bit, but there are a lot of Hispanics in CA, and they are heavily Catholic and Evangelical.

As for NV, BD nailed it. Las Vegas and Reno have a strong religious minority, but they are a minority. The segments of the hospitality and entertainment industries that are strongest in Las Vegas and Reno probably don't attract many church-goers, nor, likely, are many workers in those industry segments.

New England is lowest ... not much surprise in that. Much sadness, but not much surprise.

I always found New England just very parochial and unwelcoming place.
Title: Re: How Does Your State Rank in Church Attendance?
Post by: obumazombie on May 27, 2015, 02:00:59 AM
My home state is below.
My current state is above.
My possible future state is average.