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Recently a friend relocated to Seattle & told me it's one of the least religious places in the states. Which leads to me to ask - nationally, what cities are the least religious? Thank you for your responses.
Last edited by JMT; 09-13-2012 at 07:13 PM..
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This is a really interesting map and it's a little surprising to me. No surprise with the Pacific Northwest being less religious, but I'm a little surprised by some of the areas in the eastern U.S. that come in low, specifically in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and parts of Georgia.
I always considered the South to be the Bible Belt, but judging by this map, it is actually the Great Plains.
To answer your question, I would nominate Seattle, Portland and Phoenix as the least religious large cities in the U.S.
Recently a friend relocated to Seattle & told me it's one of the least religious places in the states. Which leads to me to ask - nationally & internationally, what cities are the least religious? Thank you for your responses.
You are correct. If you have a shred of religious and conservative in you, the PNW is not for you. In the PNW, it's standard issue to be "spiritual" and liberal. SEA and PDX are the least churched major cities in America, from what I've read/heard.
Sure, the Intermountain West and PNW is so self-reliant and isolated, that they worship trees, mountains, and their own self-sufficiency.
The map posted above is excellent and predictable. There are a few surprises, like vast parts of Florida.
I'm not a religious fanatic, but living in places where you are branded as "uncool" because you adhere to a traditional, and somewhat conservative, religious sect is ... well ... depressing.
I'm not a religious fanatic, but living in places where you are branded as "uncool" because you adhere to a traditional, and somewhat conservative, religious sect is ... well ... depressing.
Your opinion, in which I respectfully disagree with, sir. After having religion rammed down my throat & having lived in religious pockets, what you described sounds like heaven. May you find your utopia & hopefully I'll find mine.
I have read several state websites that claim that Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are the least religious states. In numerous survey's they have come out the least, along with the PNW. I have lived in New England all my life (besides the past few years in PA) and not once has any one asked me -ever- what religion I was, (unless it was a topic I brought up) try to talk to me about religion, or ask what Church I belong to etc.
In fact, it is really considered personal and rude to ask another person up there, and no one really judges, and I have not known many people who even were religious to go to Church often.
I am sure that there are a lot of people who are religious up there, but it's certainly not rammed down your throat, as you put it!
Your opinion, in which I respectfully disagree with, sir. After having religion rammed down my throat & having lived in religious pockets, what you described sounds like heaven. May you find your utopia & hopefully I'll find mine.
I completely misread your OP and mistakenly gave you rep. I thought you were looking for an answer, such that you could AVOID the non-religious places.
It's really up to you to be an adult as to how much religion you want to handle. I, too, was raised in a religion and am creative enough to set up my own boundaries in how I let it affect me, rather than being reactionary. So, please, hurry on up to the Pacific Northwest where all the people that help you at the natural foods stores look like the walking dead because they are so "spiritual" they're not even there.
This is a really interesting map and it's a little surprising to me. No surprise with the Pacific Northwest being less religious, but I'm a little surprised by some of the areas in the eastern U.S. that come in low, specifically in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and parts of Georgia.
I always considered the South to be the Bible Belt, but judging by this map, it is actually the Great Plains.
To answer your question, I would nominate Seattle, Portland and Phoenix as the least religious large cities in the U.S.
I think the least religious cities would be out West because the northeast and south were built on Christianity as they were the first areas discovered by Europeans who were mainly Christian.
This is perfect ... and sad. WA, OR, CO and New England. With the exception of MN (average), is there a correlation between these states and the gelid liberals driving Subarus? I think so.
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