13. Madison, WI
Just 18 % of Locals Follow the Good Book
You have to blame this one on those silly upstart kids occupying the University for nine months out of the year. Apart from them and a whole lot of state employees — the state of Wisconsin is Madison’s largest employer — there’s really not a whole lot in Wisconsin, so blame this one on some eighteen-year-olds reading Sartre for the first time. The survey found just 18 percent of the locals as Bible-minded.
12. Burlington, VT
Jesus Wasn’t a Skier
Who knew that skiing and going to church was actually mutually exclusive? As someone who can only think of praying while speeding headlong down a mountain while tied to a pair of thin sticks, it seems kind of odd to think that believing in a higher power isn’t an integral part of a state that considers skiing its local sport. Bible-minded citizens are 18 percent of the population.
