Least faithful state.... competition between Vermont and Wisconsin.

[Amos_with_goats]

Least faithful state.... completion between Vermont and Wisconsin.

I just heard on the radio that there is a sad competition between these two states to be the least 'faithful' of the 50 US states.

According to Garrison Keeler on the writers almanac a few moments ago, both states populaces have 50% who report 'yes' when answering the question "Do you believe in God?"

Of course we know that;

Psalm 14:1


The fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good.

Why do you suppose that these states are vying for such a
distinction? What about them might cause this particular
crisis of faith?

Of c

[teddyv]

I am assuming "completion" should be "competition".

As far as your psalm, I understand that refers to a "practical atheism" i.e. someone who professes to believe in God, yet their actions do not demonstrate any type of fear or respect of the Lord. It is spoken to outwardly religious folk.

[decrumpit]

According to Garrison Keeler on the writers almanac a few moments ago, both states populaces have 50% who report 'yes' when answering the question "Do you believe in God?"

And yet nearly 100% of Saudi Arabia believes in God.

And yet Mormon Utah is the most religious state in the union.

And yet the nation of Israel was judged as wicked even as their temples were packed and their teachers well-learned.

Seriously, what is the point of this thread? How can we measure love for God? How can statistics see into the souls of mankind? How does responding to a survey indicate salvation?

If I were to look at the US from an outsider's perspective, I would think that "religiosity" makes you a terrible state.

http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2...use_more_p.php

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/do..._20100813.html

[amazzin]

Liberals and their elitist constitutions!

Least faithful state.... completion between Vermont and Wisconsin.

I just heard on the radio that there is a sad completion between these two states to be the least 'faithful' of the 50 US states.

According to Garrison Keeler on the writers almanac a few moments ago, both states populaces have 50% who report 'yes' when answering the question "Do you believe in God?"

Of course we know that;

Psalm 14:1


The fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good.

Why do you suppose that these states are vying for such a
distinction? What about them might cause this particular
crisis of faith?

Of c

[tango]

Who cares how many people claim to believe in God, when so many have their own ideas of what "God" is and may or may not actually worship that God.

Jas 2:19 NKJV You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!

[Luke34]

Decrumpit wins the thread.

[Amos_with_goats]

Seriously, what is the point of this thread?...

It seemed to me that it was an interesting that less then 50% of people surveyed would report that they even believed. I am not sure why it would not surprise anyone who believes that Psalm 19 is more then fancy words....

That 'populist atheism' is in fashion is certainly no surprise... but the numbers in
the polls in these states seem to show something more then a populist movement
(to me at least).

[the sound]

okay i can't find any other information about this other then this thread. not saying i don't believe you Amos. but being someone who lived in wisconsin i can tell you there are a lot of Christians there so whom ever is doing this poll isn't doing it right.

[RabbiKnife]

I thought that Wisconsin and Vermont only had cheddar cheese in common.

[teddyv]

I thought that Wisconsin and Vermont only had cheddar cheese in common.

Also the letters 'o' and 'n'.

[Amos_with_goats]

[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]Least faithful state.... completion between Vermont and Wisconsin.

I just heard on the radio that there is a sad competition between these two states to be the least 'faithful' of the 50 US states.

According to Garrison Keeler on the writers almanac a few moments ago, both states populaces have 50% who report 'yes' when answering the question "Do you believe in God?".....

Here is the transcript of where I heard it (it was New Hampshire not Wisconsin).

Here is what I heard;

....But beginning in 1992, Vermont has voted Democrat in every presidential election. It was the only state in America that George W. Bush did not visit during his two terms as president. It became the first state to allow and recognize civil unions between same-sex partners in 2000, and was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage legislatively (Massachusetts was the very first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2004, but it was through a court ruling).

It vies with New Hampshire for being the least religious state in the union. Only half of Vermonters say they believe in God, compared with about 70 percent of the rest of the nation. People there attend weekly services at a much lower rate than other Americans, and a much smaller percentage say that religion is important to them. There are, however, a disproportionately high number of American converts to Buddhism living in Vermont, and there are several Buddhist retreat centers through out the state.

Not sure where Garrison got the numbers from, here is a break down of church attendance (hardly the same thing, but interesting none the less)....

STATE | PERCENTAGE

Alabama 58%

Louisiana 58%

South Carolina 58%

Mississippi 57%

Utah 55%

Arkansas 55%

Nebraska 53%

North Carolina 53%

Tennessee 52%

Georgia 52%

Oklahoma 50%

Texas 49%

Kentucky 48%

Kansas 47%

West Virginia 46%

Indiana 46%

Missouri 46%

Iowa 46%

South Dakota 45%

Virginia 44%

Minnesota 44%

Delaware 43%

Wisconsin 43%

Idaho 43%

Pennsylvania 43%

North Dakota 43%

Ohio 43%

Illinois 42%

Michigan 42%

National average 42%

Maryland 41%

New Mexico 41%

Florida 39%

Connecticut 37%

Wyoming 36%

Arizona 35%

Colorado 35%

New Jersey 34%

Montana 34%

District of Columbia 33%

New York 33%

Oregon 32%

California 32%

Washington 32%

Maine 31%

Massachusetts 31%

Rhode Island 28%

Nevada 27%

Vermont 24%

New Hampshire 24%