Is the Bible belt really the Bible belt?


CEE DOG

CEE DOG

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Let's be honest, is the Bible belt really the Bible belt? Is it just a name these folks in our region like to use to make themselves feel better?
 



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CEE DOG said:
Let's be honest, is the Bible belt really the Bible belt? Is it just a name these folks in our region like to use to make themselves feel better?
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Nope!! Just cause one calls themselves Christian doesnt mean they are living or behaving as a Christian.
 
I've always felt that the term 'The Bible Belt' was a lie. There are so many hypocrites in the south that claim to be holier than though but are racist.
 
It most definitely is. You will never see states in the south be as progressive as the likes of NYC and California because religion dominates down here. Hell it's 2012 and Georgia JUST got the right to buy alchohol on Sundays and many are still protesting it because they feel like it'll disrupt church on Sunday. Forget EVER seeing something like medicinal marijuana down here as well.
 
Yes, the Bible Belt is still anappropriate name for the region due to the prominence of Biblical fundamentalism influencing major decisions of life.
 
dacontinent said:
Yes, the Bible Belt is still an appropriate name for the region due to the prominence of Biblical fundamentalism influencing major decisions of life.
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So basically the term is used to define the area of the U.S. that uses the Bible for politics and policy not. Thanks for schooling, I always thought it had something to do with folks who are/were actually religious. Go figure....
 
It's called the Bible Belt because the number of religious persons is at a higher concentration than the national average. However, in this country, most "religious" people only use religion as a mean to feel "Holier Than Thou" towards the "common folk".
 
As others have stated, I think there has always been a higher concentration here than in some other regions. Back home, it wasn't odd to run into someone who was Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, or who didn't subscribe to any religion at all. Here in the South, non-Christians tend to stick out in most places. There also seems to be a lower tolerance here for other religions as well.

What I think a lot of people have a real problem with is the fronting. Some of the meanest and nastiest people that I have met down here still went to church every Sunday and would quote a scripture in a minute. We serve the Lord in my house as well, but we still at least try to watch what we say or do overall. One looks really silly cursing someone out on the freeway with "In God We Trust" or a Christian symbol on their ride. However, that's fairly common here.
 



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