American politics has allowed itself to be controlled to some extent by religious fundamentalists, and that has seeped through to the culture. Who are these people, and how many of them are there? I have never met a single one, though I have only lived on the east and west coasts. Even my brother and his evangelical family, despite being Biblical fundamentalists, are mostly politically liberal, and their religion doesn't allow them to participate in the political process anyway, so they're off the radar. I believe that a small number of people have amassed a great deal of money and are dominating and influencing politics.

That being said, I have seen the statistics, and yes, there are far more religious believers here than atheists/agnostics. I'm just not convinced that most are extremely religious in the way the religious right suggests the majority of this country is.

*Note:probably won't be able to respond to this in real time!*