Religious make up of the country displayed in map form

JR, a great, great many of your Presbyterian Scots-Irish cousins who comprise the majority of the South's white people (or at least used to) defected to the Baptist church shortly after coming to the USA.

 

As I have called the bloodbath in the middle for the past 7 years, 9 months and three weeks: The Idiot Swath

 

Jesus Christ, that was stupid, Simon.

 

I thought it was kind of funny.

So what are those grey "other" spots? Snake handlers? Scientologists?

 

What? Damn. I haven't seen a Presbyterian church with more than eight cars in the parking lot on Sundays in 10 years.

 

They still have quite a few in Scotland and in the Stolen Six.

Note: I'm not anti-Presbyterian. I do object to the partition of Ulster, but I'm not bigoted against Presbyterianism.

 

In most Ontario towns, if there are three churches, they will likely be: Roman Catholic, United Church of Canada and Presbyterian--since most of this part of the country was founded by Scots.

My great grandfather had a feud with the United Church minister and hauled his family across the street to join the Presbyterians.

This is why in Ancaster, Ontario both cemeteries are full of my ancestors.

 

It's who have found the light and follow Horny and BBJ.

 

Sounds like my family. About 1/3 of the people who bear my name are Catholic, 1/3 Presbyterian, 1/3 Anglican. And most of them are in Ulster. It's a mess. Makes me glad I'm over here.

What did great-grandaddy feud with the rector about? Do you know?

 

If you listen to some Baptists, you just answered your own question

 

Just a thought, and it may be selective, so clarify with your thoughts:

A lot of posts I've read from people disenchanted with religion claim they were once churchgoers but drifted away and some that said that talked about being in mainstream but some of the older protestant denominations. While the map may answer why you were this denomination or that denomination (obviously where you live would reveal a lot about it), most of those denominations are losing membership and a reason given by church experts is a dead religion....irrelevant sermons, meaningless ritual. Meanwhile, the so-called right-wing conservative evangelical churches continue to show growth. So I ask, did you leave because of a "dead religion?"

 

Wow, there's a lot of Catholics and Baptists in this country. All of that talk about Evangelical Christians supporting Huck in Iowa are actually conservative Catholics in Western Iowa.

I thought there were a lot more Lutherans here in Iowa. Man, that sucks.