Is the number of religion believers in the south large because of the inferior educational institutions there?
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There is good evidence that religiosity is inversely related to levels of education, so probably, yes.
602193
Yes. It's a free place, isn't it? People start wars over religion. It's better to be friendly.
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They WERE. Don't be naive and ignorant behind any religion, that isn't what any faith teaches, especially Islam.\nIn Sri Lanka alone, 528 places of worship were destroyed, of which 97 were mosques. Look at some of the pictures\nin the 'sources' section.\n\nIn Somalia the town Mosque of Brava was completely destroyed.\n\nIn this website (http://www.islamic-relief.com/submenu/appeal/aliyar.asp) it is simply all about how BADLY the mosques were affected throughout this region.\n\nIf you base this question on the (single) report of the mosque being the only standing structure in Banda Aceh, then you really need to research more. This is true but it was also the ONLY building made of reasonable materials in the entire area.\n\nEven so, the very same building wasn't left 'untouched'.\n\n"The 58-year-old sultan was accompanied by Indonesian Welfare Minister Alwi Shihab _ who is in charge of the relief operations in the province _ on the hour-long flight from the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, and back.\nHassanal visited a tsunami-damaged mosque near a beach north of Banda Aceh and announced that he was considering paying for its repairs, Shihab told The Associated Press.\nHe said the sultan, a devout Muslim and an ardent aviator, also brought 2,000 copies of the holy Muslim book Quran for distribution at several mosques. "\n\nI'll leave the rest for you to research yourself. \nPlease, please, research things for yourself before making blatantly false and misleading statements.
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Yes.\nThere is a place where there are a lot of them.
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"Non-religious" people come in at about fourteen percent, and maybe higher, since not all religious people attend church for religious reasons.\nAnd, of course, since they are a hated minority, some will lie to pollsters about their atheism or agnosticism.
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Not necessarily.  Duke, the University of Texas,  Georgia Tech,  William and Mary and the University of Virginia all jump to mind as top school in Southern states.  There are many others too.  Of course, the North has very good schools too.
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Yes actually, in this very country. There are very few instances of it, but the fed. government has set up reservation-like areas for Practioners Of Old Principles And Religions, or P.O.O.P.A.R. You typically find these areas in sparsely habited or states that nobody wants to be in, such as Kansas, Nebraska and northern Nevada.
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Yes, but I don't think it is due to a lack of religion or the devil walking in our midst. In fact it should not have anything to do with religion as there should be a seperation of church and state. Which is not to insinuate that there is anything wrong with religion except that our goverment attempts to limit the power of factions for domestic security. I could care less what people do in their private lives it doesn't carry over to the public arena. I don't agree with the motives to follow but the US could fall as our economy is a source of security. Since WWII we have been economically dominant yet, our economic superpower is waning as various economies around the world are becoming stronger and challenging America. America will become more desperate to try and keep its self secure on many fronts therefore becoming overextended.
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It always makes me sad when ignorance is made to seem a virtue.  And, yes, I would say religion's interference in education is a factor in the decline of education in the U.S.  I wouldn't say it's as large a factor as lack of discipline due to overcrowding in classes and parents who are too distracted by jobs or their own selfish wants to make sure kids do their homework and respect their teachers, but it's a factor nonetheless.
685104
Because they have a higher IQ in religion.
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It is a fascinating region.  I'm sure that there are millions of good intellegent people there.  However too many people have been intellectually abused by opressive, radical religious zelots who have maintained vast populations in pathetic ignorance.  It takes centuries to develop a mind set that accepts xenophobia and the total inhalation of other nations as divine will. It is true that western countries have exploited the region for years, but so have the local kingdoms and the religious leaders.  It seems to be a worldwide practice to blame failed economies and societies on those who have achieved success.
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Like most early religions, the condemnation of education was a way for the church to control the people. It's unfortunate but it is a fact that all religions are power based pushing their agenda and loosing sight of what God asks of man. There is a big difference in being spiritual and being religious.  I would say that any religion would be better than no religion but we must search our hearts to find a true religion for ourselves and not just follow the man made teachings because it's convenient
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I dislike it.  It promotes segregation and negativity.  I would prefer a "Say yes to Education" or something of the like.  Because only through education can we stop these religious fanatics from strapping bombs to their waists and running into large crowds. Education will boost self esteem which will finally help us rid ourselves of the need of organized religion.
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I moved this answer over here and edited it:\n\nWoodlands is mainly transplants such as yourself. The religious freaks are mainly in east Texas (Tyler, Longview, Nacogdoches, etc.) and rural areas.\n\nThe Houston area is dominated by Hispanics, most of whom are Catholic. Don't let the crucifixes fool you. Hispanics seem to like the pageantry and rituals but they aren't real big on bible thumping.\n\nThe religion thing shouldn't be a problem.
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It's been proven time and time again that the higher the IQ and education, the less the tolerance for religion.\n\nOh and "impossible" pious fraud may be something christians indulge in on a daily basis, but it's still fraud. Yeah "BS" is right...
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They aren't.\nThe religion break down is: \nMuslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
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It is predominantly Christian (68% of people) with a high proportion of those being Protestant (42%) and a fairly large proportion of Catholics (24%). 18% of people are said to be agnostic whilst 9% are Buddhist. Other smaller denominations make up the rest of the population.