Is America's religiosity exaggerated?

[jtur88]

America is just about the only county in the world where Christian dogma is still held as fundamentally binding in public life as Islam is in some Muslim countries.

I doubt if there is a country in Europe where Intelligent Design is even a discussion issue, much less a statutorily enforced part of the curriculum in public education.

[DistrictSonic]

It is very regionalized. People generalize for the US, what is essentially a regional phenomenom. It is largely southern, and rural, and some sometimes suburban. But the US in general, is not nearly as religious as people think. It is more of a mixed bag and a patchwork, with some areas more religious, and some areas less so.

[ABQConvict]

Originally Posted by jtur88

America is just about the only county in the world where Christian dogma is still held as fundamentally binding in public life as Islam is in some Muslim countries.

I doubt if there is a country in Europe where Intelligent Design is even a discussion issue, much less a statutorily enforced part of the curriculum in public education.

I am glad I don't live in the same America you do.