Bible Belt
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The Bible Belt is a culturally conservative region of the United States known for its strong evangelical Protestant influence and high levels of religious observance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bible Belt canonical | 12 |
| American Bible Belt | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
region of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Republican Party
ⓘ
conservative social policies ⓘ creationism in education debates ⓘ opposition to abortion ⓘ opposition to same-sex marriage ⓘ support for school prayer ⓘ |
| coinedBy | H. L. Mencken ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Rust Belt
ⓘ
Secular Northeast of the United States ⓘ Sun Belt ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCenter | Deep South ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
culturally conservative
ⓘ
politically conservative ⓘ socially conservative ⓘ |
| hasHigh |
church membership rates
ⓘ
religious service attendance rates ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high church attendance
ⓘ
high levels of religious observance ⓘ influence of conservative Christianity on culture ⓘ influence of conservative Christianity on politics ⓘ strong evangelical Protestant influence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| partlyIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ Florida ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Missouri ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Oklahoma Panhandle ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Texas ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ |
| religionDominant |
Baptist churches
ⓘ
Evangelical Protestantism ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ Pentecostal churches ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ |
| termUsedSince | 1920s ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Mississippi
subject surface form:
Hillsboro, Texas
this entity surface form:
American Bible Belt