Reply #18: People are religious but libertarian about it [View All]

[Armstead]

Massachusetts (New England) does have a strong tradition of ingrained religion.

But that's one of the reasons I think it will be harder for nutjob fundamentalism to take serious hold.

Over the centuries we've had to work out religious differences already. At this point, while many people are religious, I think they also have a libertarian "live and let live" attitude about attempts to impose one set of religious values on everyone.

The problems with the Catholic Church have upset the applecart, but from what I can observe, it has made catholics more detached from the church, rather than seeking a more militant alternative.