Talk:Bible Belt
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- To be a true Bible Belt Christian, you must have a clear understanding of the things you don't do, like smoking, dancing, going to the pool hall, drinking, or making a public appearance without a Bible in hand. You must believe that your actions are controlled by the Holy Spirit and that doing God's will is the most important part of your life.
Bible in hand? Be serious. --Ed Poor 18:24, 29 March 2007 (EDT)
Illinois? Don't think so. MountainDew 02:51, 13 April 2007 (EDT)
A serious question that may at first glance seem flippant - how, actually, is the Bible Belt defined? Obviously we all understand it to be the strongly religious swath of the Southern States, but is this fairly vague and anecdotal description as precise as the definition gets? Or is it ever qualified? e.g. "Counties with > XX% churchgoing Southern Baptists?", or some such similar demogrpahic delimiter?
What about the liberal belt? --Â 
23:03, 22 April 2008 (EDT)
Bible Belt Satistics
The Bible Belt lands in the U.S are also known as the 'obesity belt, divorce belt, STD belt, homicide belt, poverty belt, crime belt, premarital births belt', teenage pregnacy belt',sometimes known as the 'abortion belt.' This means the crime and immorality rate in those 'Bible belt' land are above U.S average and are statistically much higher than the nonreligious(or liberal) states. For example Louisiana is one of the most religious states in the U.S with about %90 of them say that religion is important. Louisiana however has the highest homicide rate and incarceration rate in the U.S Louisiana has the homicide rate of 10.8 per 100,000 people and while the more nonreligious(and liberal)state, New Hampshire has a homicide rate of only 0.9 per 100,000 people.