Why is Religion so influential in politics in the US?

[PopPunkisNotDead]

I mean the less religious states like Massachusetts and Maine are more to the left, and the more religious states like Mississippi and Alabama are more to the right.
alan h - Not entirely, UKIP a very right wing party are full of Christians believing in "Family Values" , same with the Tories, the current infighting about gay marriage is again about "family values" . Put it this way, Milliband is an atheist, Cameron is a Christian . But in the UK we don't care that much

 

[lillyofthevalley]

it seems to me the US right wing are so greedy and so mean but they say God is on their side to make it all ok

 

[AlanH]

What people believe in one area must spill over to other areas.
In Europe the Church is, broadly speaking, very much on the left.
The Labour Party, for instance, owes more to Methodism than
Marxism.

 

[Blodwenbogbrush]

Gullibility is a national trait in the US!

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