There is a reason the South is called "the Bible Belt." A recent survey shows that Southerners -- especially Missiissippians -- are most active in their religious practices and beliefs, reports the Religious News website.
Residents of Mississippi ranked first among Americans in a survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, with 82 percent saying religion is very important in their lives.
Five other states -- Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and South Carolina -- had at least seven in ten people stating that religion holds that kind of importance for them.
The findings -- published online by the Pew Forum on December 21, 2009 -- also indicate that New Hampshire and Vermont have the lowest percentage of respondents who view religion as being very important in their lives.
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It would be interesting to see statistically which states have the best mental health or charitable giving and see if there are connections (or not) to how religious the respondents proclaim to be.
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