建议版上信教的朋友都读一下宪法第一修正案：明确美国是政教分离的国家！

《美利坚合众国宪法》第一修正案（英语：First Amendment to the United States Constitution）简称“第一修正案”（Amendment I），禁止美国国会制订任何法律以确立国教；妨碍宗教自由；剥夺言论自由；侵犯新闻自由与集会自由；干扰或禁止向政府请愿的权利。该修正案于1791年12月15日获得通过，是美国权利法案中的一部分，使美国成为一个在宪法中明文不设国教，并保障宗教自由和言论自由的国家。

美国权利法案的制订最初是美国联邦党人为了减轻国内反联邦主义者对美国宪法的反对而做出的系列宪法修订案。最早的“第一修正案”仅用于美国国会制订的联邦法律，其解释范围也比现在的狭义许多。但是通过1925年的吉特罗诉纽约州案，美国最高法院基于美国宪法第十四修正案中的“正当法律程序”条款裁定“第一修正案”适用于美国联邦、州乃至各级政府的立法中。

That whosoever believeth in the church of emacs should not perish, but have eternal life

这段话百看不厌，我再继续贴：

•HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER.

This commandment is about obedience and respect for authority; in other words it's simply a device for controlling people. The truth is, obedience and respect should not be granted automatically. They should be earned. They should be based on the parents' performance. Some parents deserve respect. Most of them don't. Period. We're down to six.

Now, in the interest of logic—something religion has a really hard time with—I'm going to skip around the list a little bit:

• THOU SHALT NOT STEAL.

• THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS.

Stealing and lying. Actually, when you think about it, these two com­mandments cover the same sort of behavior: dishonesty. Stealing and lying. So we don't need two of them. Instead, we combine these two and call it "Thou shalt not be dishonest." Suddenly we're down to five.

And as long as we're combining commandments I have two others that be­long together:

• THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.

• THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE.

Once again, these two prohibit the same sort of behavior; in this case, mar­ital infidelity. The difference between them is that coveting takes place in the mind. And I don't think you should outlaw fantasizing about someone else's wife, otherwise what's a guy gonna think about when he's waxing his carrot?

But marital fidelity is a good idea, so I suggest we keep the idea and call this commandment "Thou shalt not be unfaithful."

Suddenly we're down to four.

And when you think about it further, honesty and fidelity are actually parts of the same overall value. So, in truth, we could combine the two honesty commandments with the two fidelity commandments, and, using positive lan­guage instead of negative, call the whole thing "Thou shalt always be honest and faithful." And now we're down to three.

•THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S GOODS.

This one is just plain stupid. Coveting your neighbor's goods is what keeps the economy going: Your neighbor gets a vibrator that plays "O Come All Ye Faithful," you want to get one, too. Coveting creates jobs. Leave it alone.

You throw out coveting and you're down to two now: the big, combined honesty/fidelity commandment, and the one we haven't mentioned yet:

•THOU SHALT NOT KILL.

Murder. The Fifth Commandment. But, if you give it a little thought, you realize that religion has never really had a problem with murder. Not really. More people have been killed in the name of God than for any other reason.

To cite a few examples, just think about Northern Ireland, the Middle East, the Crusades, the Inquisition, our own abortion-doctor killings and, yes, the World Trade Center to see how seriously religious people take Thou Shalt Not Kill. Apparently, to religious folks—especially the truly devout—murder is ne­gotiable. It just depends on who's doing the killing and who's getting killed.

And so, with all of this in mind, folks, I offer you my revised list of the Two Commandments:

First:

•THOU SHALT ALWAYS BE HONEST AND FAITHFUL, ESPECIALLY

TO THE PROVIDER OF THY NOOKIE.

And second:

•THOU SHALT TRY REAL HARD NOT TO KILL ANYONE, UNLESS,

OF COURSE, THEY PRAY TO A DIFFERENT INVISIBLE MAN

THAN THE ONE YOU PRAY TO.

Two is all you need, folks. Moses could have carried them down the hill in his pocket. And if we had a list like that, I wouldn't mind that brilliant judge in Alabama displaying it prominently in the courthouse wall. As long he in­cluded one additional commandment:

•THOU SHALT KEEP THY RELIGION TO THYSELF!

那肯定

本身 信教的 虔诚度，也是因人而异，很难量化的，

但是，直接就下结论，越信教的，就是 越穷越落后的，

这本身就是，毫无根据，完全凭借想象，

本身像表达，信教/宗教极端，与落后愚昧有关联，

但实际上，自己的表达方式 就是另外一种极端

你说的没错，宗教本来就是社交目的为主，一般对于新移民、以及偏远地区更重要，要抱团。

所以大城市本地人没有这种需求，自己一栋楼的邻居都不一定打招呼，去教会的人自然就少了。

回到题主的问题，红州越发极端，部分原因也是因为生活痛苦，回归宗教寻求安慰。上帝教核心就是痛苦是神的安排，最后你会到好地方去的，佛教讲的是下辈子会有好事轮到你。人类上升期，像古希腊古罗马一样喜欢享乐，被奴役的犹太人才会用宗教洗脑自己。

另外其实只有奇葩的宗教才会万世永存，是个选择门槛，和兄弟会hazing差不多，温和的都会逐步世俗化和瓦解。

只知道加州在布什时代和以前一直是红色的。那时候加州是全世界科技的楷模.——也许是今天德州的样子。

应该说移民改变了政治面貌和信仰；不要倒置了因果关系。

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