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Old 08-15-11, 11:10 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by jimbuna View Post
Certainly no suprises with the Utah result
Actually I was surprised at the 58%. Last I heard Utah was 70% Mormon. On the other hand Salt Lake City is only about 50% Mormon (and 31% Catholic), which is mainly because of the suburban movement starting in the 1920s, when Mormons were the "old money" and moved out first.

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Originally Posted by Platapus View Post
USAToday forgot one important classification

People who claim to be christians but don't really make any effort to live like one except for Sundays and a few holidays a year.
That's one I always try to bring up in religious discussions. Just because someone claims to be something on a survey doesn't mean they practice it or even believe it.
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