* The Bible Belt is probably the most backward region of the United States.
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* The Bible Belt has a very high murder rate. [http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-1996-2007] [http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/region.htm#list]
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* Teen pregnancy rates here are among the highest in the country. [http://www.os.dhhs.gov/news/press/1998pres/980625a.html]
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* Every former slave state is part of the Bible Belt.
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* Hate and intolerance is overall very well represented. [http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/hate.jsp]