{"id":619,"date":"2008-06-24T06:51:02","date_gmt":"2008-06-24T10:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=619"},"modified":"2008-08-07T09:57:05","modified_gmt":"2008-08-07T13:57:05","slug":"religion-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=619","title":{"rendered":"Religion in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just know I’m opening a can of worms here, but this story about religious faith in Florida<\/a> is relevant to Florida Citizens for Science due to things like this:<\/p>\n

“And in hot-button issues such as evolution, you have the country almost evenly split in half, and where they stand is directly linked to their religious beliefs.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, it’s important to know what those religious beliefs are. That doesn’t mean folks should mock those beliefs! Understanding is important, but mocking based strictly on those beliefs is not. Now, if an individual tries to spout off a bunch of nonsense concerning science based on nothing more than religious belief, well, it’s open season then. Science is based on collecting facts to form theories about the physical world in and around us.<\/p>\n

The story says that Florida is not quite as deeply religious as our Southern neighbors. However, I wish there was a way to break things down by regions in Florida. It seems that folks in the Panhandle of Florida do share their religious views with the more devout neighbors across the borders.<\/p>\n

Floridians aren’t jumping out of their beach chairs to go to church.<\/p>\n

In fact, among Bible Belt states, Florida ranks last in church attendance among residents who consider themselves religious, according to a new study of more than 36,000 Americans.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

The research, released Monday, sets Florida apart from its more religious conservative Southern neighbors and positions it as the state that most closely resembles the beliefs of the nation as a whole.<\/p>\n

“Florida’s religious makeup is not really Southern,” said the center’s director, Luis Lugo. “That adds to the incredible [cultural and ethnic] diversity that you find within the state.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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