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Southerners lead U.S. in religious devotion

There's a reason the South is known as the Bible belt: A survey shows that Southernersâ€” and Mississippians in particular â€” are most active in their religious practices and beliefs.

Residents of Mississippi ranked first among Americans in all four measures of a survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, with 82% saying religion is very important in their lives. Five other states had at least seven in 10 people stating that religion holds that kind of importance for them: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee and South Carolina. ...

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