Difference between revisions of "Bible Belt"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Added states) |
(Copyedit, explication) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | The '''Bible Belt''' is a geographical region including part of the South and midsection of the [[United States]]. Social conservatism is the dominant paradigm | + | The '''Bible Belt''' is a geographical region including part of the South and midsection of the [[United States]]. It is so called because of the rough shape of the region: it resembles a belt around much of the lower middle of the nation. Social conservatism is the dominant paradigm within the Bible Belt. |
The [[Bible]] Belt includes all of the southern states and some of the surrounding. | The [[Bible]] Belt includes all of the southern states and some of the surrounding. | ||
Revision as of 19:25, June 6, 2008
The Bible Belt is a geographical region including part of the South and midsection of the United States. It is so called because of the rough shape of the region: it resembles a belt around much of the lower middle of the nation. Social conservatism is the dominant paradigm within the Bible Belt.
The Bible Belt includes all of the southern states and some of the surrounding.
Bible Belt States
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois (Southern part)
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Nebraska (Southern part)
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio (Southern part)
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia