Ok here is a link,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Belt please tell me if you live in the Red area or outside it and what religion/belief system you are. If you are not American please feel free to put in your country of residance, and your belief system.
This is not a whose faith is best pole, just wondering about the georgraphy.
To get the ball rolling I am a Deist from living in Southern England.
I am more interested in what people are using R&S in relation to geography than what faith is popular were.
2007-07-30 11:28:25 · 83 answers · asked by Link , Padawan of Yoda 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Apologies for referring to is as belief system I always stumble for an encapsulating term for everyone.
2007-07-30 11:34:22 · update #1
I am not in a red area. The majority of the time I live in California, I have a dual citizenship (Spain & US)
I am not sure what belief system I fall under, but: I do believe in the teachings of Jesus who was a great prophet but I struggle with the notion that he is a deity, I don't believe the Bible is to be taken literally and I have issue with organized religion. Can you find a label for me? lol
2007-07-30 14:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
Baptist in Texas, the western side of the Bible Belt. It is interesting that the Wikipedia article mentioned that faith was not a driving factor in the colonizing of those areas (like it was in New England). However, the presence of slaves in the South contibuted to deep religious roots. The slave songs they wrote while working the land are very beautiful and many are still around in the form of hymns.
2007-07-31 08:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by txofficer2005 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in the red area, the Bible Belt and I am spiritualist with Christian and Buddhist influence...and yes, where I live, on the coastline, you will find a larger variety of beliefs than when you move inland, away from the coast. The reason for this is the coastal area traditionally has people coming in and leaving the area often...so we are more tolerant...
2007-07-30 11:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Outside the red area (Ann Arbor, MI) and I'm either an atheist or a pantheist (what I believe fits well into both views depending on the definition of God used) but I generally refer to myself as an atheist.
2007-07-30 11:37:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jewish, corporately relocated to Philadelphia PA area but from Mexico City via Syria. Miserable northeast winters mean significant portion of time spent in Acapulco, MX, Mexico City, and Gulf Coast of Florida.
2007-07-31 08:37:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm an Eclectic Pagan from Northern Illinois, outside the Bible Belt.
2007-07-30 12:24:49 · answer #6 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Buddhist, South Wales
2007-07-30 11:38:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christian from outside the red area, Michigan to be specific. But the West coast of Michigan is has a Bible Belt of its own, and that's where I grew up.
2007-07-31 06:17:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spiritualist from South Wales
2007-07-30 23:01:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not in the red area -- I live in Boulder, Colorado. But Colorado Springs should be shown as an island of red; it's as Bible Belt as anywhere.
I'm an atheist, but that isn't my "belief system" really.
2007-07-30 11:32:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋