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Gallup recently conducted a poll in which Americans all across the country were asked, “Is religion an important part of your daily life?” Idaho is tied for 30th in the nation, coming in at 61%. Mississippi led the way with 85% and Vermont brought up the rear at just 42%. The West, sadly, is just as spiritually inert as New England, with our neighboring states of Oregon, Washington and Nevada all ranking in the bottom 10/Idaho Values Alliance. More here.
Question: Is religion an important part of your daily life?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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danofthecommunity on February 16 at 1:25 p.m.
I wouldn’t say that religion is but faith, spirituality, and church family are.
BethB on February 16 at 1:33 p.m.
Nothing is more important to me than my spiritual connection - to the heavens, to each other, in each moment (whether I act consciously or not)…. I don’t have a church I call home though, alas.
Cindy_H on February 16 at 1:40 p.m.
What Dan said.
hmoffsuite on February 16 at 2:56 p.m.
What is important to me is having the RIGHT to associate with ANY religion that I choose.