They are some of the many regions that share distinct characteristics and make the US so diverse. The United States can be divided and subdivided into countless regions, each sharing a unique set of ...

The Bible Belt describes sections of the country, primarily in the South, where Christian conservatism prevails, but it's harder to discern those areas now, historians say. According to Hay Street ...

There are almost as many churches as there are people in the small southern town where I live. You will scarcely meet a person who isn’t a member of one (or more) of them, though few have faithfully ...

In "Atheists in the Bible Belt: A Survival Guide" (available here) Daniel Burke offers 8 tips for surviving as an atheist in the South. I was struck by the characterization in the article of the Bible ...