What Religion Would Your State Be?

[GiveMeFreedom]

Since North Carolina Gop'ers have introduced a bill to establish a state religion, to counter the Constitution of the United States, they are trying to establish xristian sharia law in that state (good luck with that, not!). I thought it might be fun to pick a religion for each state and try to explain why?

I live in California and I would like Rastafarianism to become our state religion. The reasons are clear enough. All people entering California will be given 1 gram of marijuana that they must consume before entering the state. If they don't consume it, they cannot enter the state. This is to let possible converts know before hand what my state is all about!

[otohara]

1. Rastafarian

just kidding...no religion suits me just fine.

[bowens43]

2. here in NC Southern Klan Baptist

[Brickbat]

3. Whatever considers hotdish, bars, Jell-o salads and coffee to be sacraments.

Some form of Lutheranism, whatever it is.

[hack89]

4. I live in the most Catholic state in America

so it is not that hard to figure out.

[Aerows]

16. Louisiana

I'm next door in MS, but grew up in New Orleans.

Oh wow. I see you live in Rhode Island. I figured Louisiana since Lafayette to New Orleans is pretty much the Catholic belt, and the counties aren't counties, they are Parishes.

[hack89]

30. 63% of Rhode Islanders are Catholic.

New England (plus New York) is the most Catholic part of America. Interesting enough French Canadians (the ones who didn't go to Louisiana) are a big percentage of that number in RI and Mass.

[Aerows]

36. That explains it, then

Yes, the French Canadians have a heavy influence in Southern Louisiana, so naturally it has a heavy Catholic influence. I didn't realize Catholicism was so prevalent in MA and RI. It makes sense, though, since there are also a lot of Irish and Italian communities in MA, in particular.

[NightWatcher]

5. Pastafarian. I could eat a lasagna every week

All hail His Noodley Appendige

[GiveMeFreedom]

8. I thought about the Flying Spaghetti Monster

for California, but it was just to messy. The sauce alone would be over 10 million gallons a day for worshipers. Plus, I like pot better and it's easier on logistics. Peace.

[NightWatcher]

11. You smoke the ganja...you get the munchies...see you at church

on Lasagna Day.

[GiveMeFreedom]

12. Wonderful!!

See you at church!!

[southernyankeebelle]

22. Gee, who knew I was one of them and was born into it. I like that.

[maxsolomon]

6. WA State?

"None of the Above"

[liberal_at_heart]

33. There are an awful lot of conservative Christians in WA. Luckily King County is as blue as they come

and that one county and a few others tend to determine our politics but there are a lot of conservative Christians in WA.

[maxsolomon]

44. WA & OR are the least "churched" states in the nation.

fewest churchgoers per capita, fewest churches per capita.

yes, there are conservative christians, but in far lesser percentage that everywhere else in the US.

and thats the way I likes it.

[Katashi_itto]

7. Here in New Orleans, we would be Orthodox Hedonists

[Aerows]

37. Catholics

who obey the law. Both of those laws.

[libodem]

9. Mormon

The state government is pretty inundated with LDS members already. Very conservative and authoritarian.

Oh, and I'm in Idaho.

[RKP5637]

10. Kansas = Church of Brownbackistan

[GiveMeFreedom]

15. Wow!

Your state already has it's own religious song. I am impressed. Peace.

[RKP5637]

20. When it gets crazy, Kansas likes to be #1 !!!

[cali]

13. No religion. VT is the least religious state in the country

only 23% of Vermonters consider religion an important part of their lives according to a recent Gallup survey.

[Aerows]

14. Southern Baptist

not quite as bad as the Pentecostals, but bad enough. Pentecostal women wearing no make up, their hair never cut, all big as a house and wearing skirts to the floor at all-you-can-eat buffets are pretty ubiquitous here.

[liberal_at_heart]

21. I'm heavy, don't wear make up and don't cut my hair very often.

Is your problem with them that they are not eye candy or that their religion tells them what to wear?

[Aerows]

25. Their religion tells them what to wear

and please don't attempt to twist what I said into something it isn't. Though I will say this - if your entire table is filled with women that have non-cut hair down to their waists, don't wear make up, and are in skirts to the floor while waving bibles around and praying loudly before hitting the buffet, then yes, I will probably assume that you are either Pentecostal or Evangelical.

If you aren't in the South, you probably could not fathom how common that scenario is.

[liberal_at_heart]

32. okay just clarifying. Your post did sound like you were disgusted by the way they look but if your

objection is that they are taught that they have to look like that then I agree.

[Aerows]

34. It's the whole

"woman should not cut her hair", "nor adornment", "dress modestly" " and be submissive to men bullshit that disgusts me thoroughly. They don't get to waive the Bible around when there are men present, either, because they are taught to be completely submissive to men, but that doesn't stop them from trying to pound it into each other in an attempt to be the "purity squadron leader".

And by the way - I'm a woman, and that bullshit is offensive to me. Don't try to take it as criticism that they aren't "sexy" - it's criticism that they are so rooted in Biblical teachings that force them to be less than their men that makes me ill. And there isn't a damn thing wrong with being sexy, either.

[Solly Mack]

17. Don't know. Only living here temporarily. But there is a story...

Small town in a mostly rural Parrish in Louisiana. Driving into town for the first time we saw a sign for "Occupy Baptist Church #1" and we both wondered if there was another Occupy Baptist and what caused the split. A few miles down the road we got our answer. Another sign read "Occupy Baptist Church # 2" and right below that was written "no guns allowed".

We laughed...nervously.

[arcane1]

18. As a fellow Californian, I would much prefer your option...

But sadly, our state religion would probably be some sort of new-age crystal worship thing

[One_Life_To_Give]

19. Church of New England

As it was the defacto state religion in MA prior to the Constitution. Today the religion with the most representation ion the population is probably Catholicism. Which probably has the founders spinning in their graves.

[datasuspect]

23. Northern Graftist

[GiveMeFreedom]

24. Alaska? n/t

[datasuspect]

26. illinois

a hive of scum and villainy.

[Blue_In_AK]

43. It should be.

Although I have to say that we had some remarkable municipal election results yesterday that give me a slight glimmer of hope. Now if Juneau will only take notice.

[wryter2000]

27. Oakland wants its own religion

The Church of Tower of Power.

[betterdemsonly]

28. Iowa would be ELCA Lutheran or Catholic

not sure!

[rurallib]

41. Most Iowans worship

as do most Americans

[deutsey]

29. Dudeism

Because it would really tie my state together...

dudeism.com

[longship]

31. In MI, it might be Dutch Reformed (Calvanist)

There are a lot of them down state in Grand Rapids and environs. All that predestinationalist claptrap.

But there are so many little unaffiliated churches sprinkled hither and yon that it would difficult to say whether any one denomination has a majority. In rural areas it could be anything, and MI has a lot of rural territory.

However, in the U.P., where a lot of Suomilainens and Scandinavians live, it's likely Lutheran.

A lot of unbelievers about here and there, too.

[talkingmime]

35. Pastafarian.

[upaloopa]

38. I would like that there be no state religion in CA.

I don't want anyone pot heads included to tell me what I have to think or believe.

[frogmarch]

39. Maybe Baptolic.

Here in my western Nebraska town, there are a lot of Baptists and Catholics, but there are scads of Mormons too, so maybe here we'd be Latter Day Baptolics.

[bamacrat]

40. Shit kicker...

But in reality Southern Baptist. Or for the people familiar with Birmingham area it would be Church of the Highlands. Mega Church here that most everyone not Catholic goes to.. They have on average 1,500 - 2,000 people at each service...

[Gruenemann]

42. Football

The state religion of Texas.

[Arugula Latte]

45. Oregon -- Tree Huggerism

[BillStein]

46. Here in PA

We'd have to establish two: one for the city folk and another for pennsyltucky