American Religion and Politics
It is interesting to see how the US is divided into each religious group geographically.
It is also interesting to see how the US is divided into each political party.
So, the areas where Catholic churches have influences are also influenced by the Democratic Party.
It is a little confusing. The Democrats are against the traditional value system, but the liberal party seems to have a strong base in each of those areas with strong presence of Catholic churches.
Religion in California:
The religious affiliations of the people of California:
- Protestant – 36%
--- Evangelical Protestant – 18%
--- Mainline Protestant – 14%
--- Black Protestant – 4%
- Roman Catholic – 31%
- LDS – 2%
- Jewish – 2%
- Muslim – less than 0.5%
- Other Religions – 4%
- Non-Religious/ Atheist/ Agnostic – 21%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_California#Religion
Religion in New York:
As reported in 2001 the religious affiliations of the people of New York were:
- Christian – 68%http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York
--- Roman Catholic – 38%
--- Baptist – 7%
--- Methodist – 6%
--- Presbyterian – 2%
--- Episcopal – 2%
--- Lutheran – 2%
--- Pentecostal – 2%
--- Other Christian (including unspecified denomination) – 13%
- Jewish – 9%
- Muslim/Islamic – 3.5%
- Buddhist – 1%
- Other Religions – 4%
- Non-Religious – 13%
- 6% of the people surveyed refused to answer.
Religion in Georgia:
Georgia Religion:
Like most of the other Southern states of the United States, most of the citizens of Georgia are Protestant Christians. On the basis of religion, the inhabitants of Georgia can be classified as under:
- 70% are Protestant Christianshttp://www.altiusdirectory.com/Travel/georgia-demographics.php
--- 24% are Baptist
--- 12% are Methodist
--- 3% are Presbyterian
--- 3% are Pentecostal
- 12% are Catholic
- 3% are Others
- 13% do not follow any religion
Indeed, JFK was a Catholic. But is Catholicism a right religion in the US?
If not, it might be a right decision to elect a Republican as US President, though.
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Mat 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Mat 8:30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
Mat 8:31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Mat 8:32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.