I always thought the U.S. was Christian/Jewish/Other. Nope. Check out this surprising map.

We all know the U.S. is more Christian than anything else, but this map shows the second-most popular religion in each state. Wow. Look how how widespread Islam is and how Buddhism is such a widely practiced religion. California’s more Buddhist than Jewish? And how about those Hindus in Arizona? This is fun.I’m also thinking…

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Robby Berman

Jul 23, 2014

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