Coming from the UK, I have noticed quite a large divide between the US and and us lot over the pond. Of course, our predominant religion is Christianity, albeit Islam is growing at an alarming rate. 49% of Brits now consider themselves atheist or non religious, 43% say they are Christian, whilst only 67000 actually go to church, that's barely 1% of the population. In the US 78% of the country claim to be Christians, and 62% of the population claim to be part of a congregation. Only 3.1% of the US public admit to being atheist, whilst 5% are agnostic. Of course, it's easy to argue the figures, but nobody can pretend the the US isn't a far more religious country than the UK. Fortunately for you, your religion will slow down the Islamic take over of the west, so well done for that.
I have always been aware that the US is more religious than the UK, but after reading the figures I am shocked by how much. From a personal standpoint I have it very strange that anyone can believe in a non proven mythical being, especially after we have disproven so much in the bible. I have a wide array of friends, and only one of those actually believes in God, and even he isn't particularly religious. I don't know anyone who attends church. However, I respect anyone who has a religion, and to some extent I am little jealous. Of course, my respect goes when somebody follows a religion that is not peaceful and preaches little else but hate and intolerance, and I think you may know which one I refer to. My question is, that although our two cultures are reasonably close, why is there this massive gap in religious belief ??
