tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748491872959895076.post6476440881187721809..comments2024-01-27T08:03:09.251-05:00Comments on Religion in the American West: Casual FridayReligion in the American Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10840982555917381092noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748491872959895076.post-34004654598314070842012-09-14T12:45:33.053-04:002012-09-14T12:45:33.053-04:00Well, from here in Canada we actually would consid...Well, from here in Canada we actually would consider that to the be Pacific Southwest...<br /><br />Somewhat following along with Dusty, it seems clear to me that there is no None Zone, just a Zone That Among Other Things Happens to Have a Higher Percentage of Nones While Still Being 75% Religiously Affiliated (And Two-Thirds of the Nones Believe in God). Sure, that's not as catchy, but it's a lot more accurate as a label. It's sort of like if we labeled New England the Unitarian Zone because Unitarian-Universalists are far more common and publicly observable there, despite being a very small fraction of the population much outnumbered, especially be Catholics. <br /><br />But there's another question you're raising here that demands attention: can regions in the United States be fruitfully mapped across the border on to Canada (and what about Mexico and the Caribbean)? Is BC a kind of Canadian "None Zone," or should we perhaps say there is a None Zone that extends from Alaska seamlessly down to Northern California?<br /><br />This is Jeff Wilson, by the way (I can't seem to get OpenID to work for me).Transient and Permanenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562814236709032104noreply@blogger.com