6:07 Only in Ohio leftist can become Cristian:)

As a New Yorker I can confirm, people get instantly turned off by any public demonstration of faith, almost by reflex. People basically only want to talk about the world, any time some ideologically grounded belief or belief system comes up, people get very defensive. Secular leftists still reign supreme but the laypeople who couldn't care less about anything don't like being told anything and typically reject any absolute truth with negativity, including the leftism, regardless of how how much they actually agree with the various beliefs. If I had to summarize it, people dislike anyone declaring any absolute truth and want to live in a world where everyone has their truth and minds their own business about it in the general public above all else.

The west coast is a divided region. Most everything along the ocean is liberal, religiously and politically. However, all three of those coastal states are heavily agricultural and if you get on the other side of the Cascades, the culture changes dramatically. Every one of the states on the west coast is divided. I have lived in Washington and California and seen it first hand.

as a southerner we do indeed hate too much government control, we love our guns, and we love our tractors

I honestly think all Christians should be devout. Jesus says to take up our cross and be faithful and all these kinds of things. He really does expect a lot from us. We shouldn’t only be sharing our faith at church, but everywhere. As I like to say, there is no extremist Christianity. That is just the only Christianity, because Jesus said to love Him with all our heart, all our soul, and with all our strength. He said to preach everywhere. To show our faith everywhere.

As someone who was raised as a "southern" Baptist in the heart of the coalfields of Virginia, I noticed that there really are two or three prevailing mindsets among Baptists. The pastor, who I still keep in touch with now even as someone who isn't really a practicing Christian is maybe one of the greatest men I've ever met. He's been a pillar of the community and has managed to do so much for people through both his guidance of the congregation and his personal friendships with others. He's like an uncle to me. He's preached for decades about the need to help others, the importance of helping others, and the essential nature of connecting personally with God instead of just going through the motions. Meanwhile, I notice a lot of "stereotypical" Baptist churches elsewhere, with a much greater emphasis on evangelizing and much more exclusionary mindset. It really always makes me feel sad to see that very loud voices can stain the denomination sometimes, and because of the very loosely-organized nature of Baptists, there's not a huge amount that can be done except for leaving churches and seeking out more honest congregations.

As someone who lives in Western Michigan, thanks for the shoutout. there are more churches in my town than there are gas stations. I'm a part of the Christian Reformed Church (CRCNA). I've been watching a lot of your content lately and even though we don't share a denomination, I've found myself agreeing with the vast majority of what you say. I'm glad your channel is taking off because this world needs more young voices for Christ. I'm 25 and I've been apalled by the loss of the youth from the church, if only they all could hear what you have to say

I've been following your channel for a few months now, I'm on my last ounce of weed before I quit, 3 weeks into retention, and bought my first bible 2 months ago. Today I'm looking on "Project Reconquista" for a church suited to my views. I'm happy to walk down this path even if right now I feel alone. Thanks for posting the educational videos that you post. EDIT: ive spoken to other catholics and christians pertaining this channel and discovered that the owner is a rabid anti-catholic who brushes up with fascist ideologies. needless to say, redeemed zoomer is apostatic at best, heretical at worst.

I am from California and I can 100% confirm your statements about west coast faith are accurate. My own mother is a "white woman buddhist" exactly as you describe. I have been trying to bring her to Christ for a while now! However I now live in Texas and I think your being much to critical of the churches down here. There is real solid biblically sound faith here like I had never encountered before in my life.

As a New Englander (New Hampshire) I can say your grid is spot on for our region. I noticed in my own walk here that I speak "Christianese" at my church and with fellow christians but outside of that I speak the language of the people around (secular English and general psychobabble) so I dont impose my worldview on them. It's been increasingly difficult to translate between the two. Your video has inspired me to speak more openly about the faith, thank you.

"Alota people think I am rude or abrasive or impatient, but I am just from new york" Truer words have not been spoken for about a year Astoria is amazing

The North-West can be pretty similar to the North-East, or New England specifically. The evolution is a bit different because where-as the traditions of New England are older, and rooted in more Anglican (Puritan before that) community values, many of those who settled out West were of the Methodist off-shoot of Anglicanism, which gradually became more individualistic because of Methodism's very nature of emphasizing personal conduct. The more you move down the coast the more confusing it will get, as the Southwest was largely influenced by Southern Baptists until the recent influx of Hispanic Catholics to the area.

Always fun to have a new Redeemed Zoomer vid.

Hello Zoomer, I'm a Catholic from Germany and also a new subscriber! I've really been enjoying your rants in the Kingdomcraft series. I really connected with what you said in this video about lukewarm church musicians, because I was one of them. I've been part of a church choir since childhood and there are so many people like you describe in the church music sphere. They are frankly excellent, professional-level musicians, and that really does a lot of good for our local churches, it makes our services really vibrant and reverent, to the glory of God. But sadly many of them are musicians first and believers second, if at all. I was the same for a long time too. I never really disbelieved in God, and it never bothered me to participate in church life whenever I did (far too seldom), but all my childhood I was never raised to be a devout follower of Christ, and it really took a while for me to actually realise what I was singing. On the other hand though, I'm very grateful, because singing was what kept me at church for so long. Had I never joined the choir when I was little, I think I might have become an atheist, and that would be a shame. Also, heck yes, Bach made the best church music! We're going to sing his St. John Passion next Lent! I look forward to your coming videos! God bless :)

As a southern Baptist, I can confirm I need my guns and my tractors. 10:11

What you said about the South is so accurate. Many of my friends all go to Nondenominational churches that I know from times I’ve visited are no different from my Baptist church except they never say anything definitive about their theology. I also think the idea of going to a church for the community and not for theology is so accurate. That’s why almost everyone in my city goes to a nondenominational church.

i think the reason the churches in california are so good is because the people that don't actually believe don't attend.i know this is out of topic but i have been curious for a while, I intend retiring/working much less in 5 years and keen to know best, how people split their pay, how much of it goes into savings, spendings or investments? I earn up to $180K per year, but nothing to show for it yet

"I need my guns and my tractors, I don't want no government telling me to buy a driver's license!" As a Southerner, you got it spot-on

As a Catholic it’s honestly sad seeing people flee from the HISTORICAL main lane Churches. Bad shepherds are dangerous. Praying for Christians of all denominations. Edit: by historical I mean all of them that came from the reformation along with Methodists.

I would say that in Canada most places have become apathetic towards religion as a whole, but try to do the whole multicultural acceptance thing. But when it comes to actually letting people practice their religion or if it opposes something political, then they want politics to trump religious values

Southern Christian here. One thing I do want to share that will hopefully remove some bias: I attend a baptist church in the morning and a nondenominational one in the evenings. Both of these churches avoid the “when’d’ya get saved” thing you mention. We aren’t fans of it either; rather, they prefer the less checking-a-box approach to salvation that is “do you follow Jesus?” and I think that’s a way better frame of mind. And everyone I talk to rejects prosperity gospel. Stereotypes sometimes exist for a reason. While I do see some of that extremist libertarian down here, most of them aren’t Christians. Or, they say they are but they don’t really take their faith seriously or do much about it. I’ve found most of my regular church-going believers have a much more solid and mature understanding of what the Christian faith is really about.

As a southern I can say we are little more civilized than “I dOnt WaNT nO goVeRNmeNt teLLiNg mE To BuY A DrIVeRs licENsE” but I’m sure some of those people exist

6:45 So true. I’m a Minnesotan Catholic myself but my Grandma on my father’s side was Lutheran before she became Catholic and most of my Mother’s side is Lutheran (though she is Catholic now). There is a very strong Lutheran presence here and being from a small Midwestern town(where it was mostly a mix of Catholics from Slavic Countries and Lutherans from Finland) I grew up kind of associating Protestantism with the Lutheran Church. And then I lived in the South for a few years and Lutherans were much harder to find. Definitely changed how I viewed that.

Having lived in california for 19 years, (lived in the midwest for the first 9 years of my life) i think the reason the churches in california are so good is because the people that don't actually believe don't attend.

“Which church has a better coffee bar?” 😂

As a pk from the south that’s mostly Texas I’m from Mississippi and we only have a few of those mega churches but they are so much smaller and most people in MS are bigger into going to the churches you either grew up in or churches of the same denomination you were born into. The only critic I have about MS is that a lot of young people go as a performance and the fact they look down on all the other denominations

Moving from CA to ID was a big change, my parents were from KS and LA (Louisiana not Los Angeles) so our family's attitude towards religion was a little more traditional than most of our neighbors. We were seen as being "fundamentalist Christians" even though the only thing we really did was pray before meals and go to church on Sundays (which was a megachurch anyways). When we moved, I suddenly realized that we weren't "fundamentalist"- but in fact we weren't fundamentalist ENOUGH. Almost everything I have learned about the Faith has been since I moved here. It's the first time in my life I think I have known true Christians. I now attend an Orthodox church ☦️

I was born and raised in Louisiana and I agree with a lot of stuff you said about the south but I would argue it’s more communal. Where I’m from it’s more about getting together with your family and community to worship more than individual beliefs. It probably ties into other aspects about Cajun and Creole culture but everyone I’ve met in Louisiana, they are mostly religious because of their community. Although I’ve heard the questions like “When did you find god?” and other more personal questions, most questions I’ve heard when talking about religion is “What religion is your family?” Also, a lot of people I’ve talked to about religion still add community even if we’re talking about individualistic beliefs like “Oh, I believe in ____ but my family is ____ so I practice those traditions more.” I’ve also heard the same thing from people in Texas when I lived there. People from Mississippi and Alabama I’ve talked to also share the same sentiment. Most people seem to follow the path of their family or community beliefs rather than individualistic.

Hi RedeemedZoomer! I’m from the south and I wanted to share some thoughts with you. While much of what you say is true, I think a lot of it only applies to midsized to large cities. Smaller towns a lot of the time will have just one or two churches, and that’s how everyone knows eachother. Most of the “non denominational” churches you talk about are either Southern Baptist or Pentacostal. I grew up PCA myself but am currently attending an SBC church for personal reasons. You’ll also find that a lot of the mega churches that seem non denom actually started out as smaller congregations that slowly grew into larger churches that are more youth focused. I’m not going to argue for or against that, that’s just the reality. Really like your channel!

LMAO the part where you said "In the South, the question is 'When did you get saved?'" CRACKED ME UP! I live in the South and nothing more true could be said. Currently, I am Greek Orthodox and am thinking about converting to Anglicanism (don't worry, for theological reasons), but amidst my soul-searching, many Evangelicals, both friends and strangers, tried "winning me over" to be 'saved'. Personally, I have had several theological disagreements with Evangelical Protestantism ever since I started my search for a new church, so what they didn't know was that I knew what I was looking for, and no amount of persuasion with soul food wasn't gonna change my mind. I know there are tons of Evangelical ministries that aren't like that, but a lot of the ones I've met unfortunately were.

I attended First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood for a year and a half before COVID while I went to school at UCLA. I completely echo all of the praise you gave it.

Historically speaking the South had had a large Presbyterian population and a large Episcopalian population. That changed because of the Civil War.

Hey im a conservative presbyterian in the south. The scots Irish settled the area in the Appalachian chain and the Ozarks. A lot of that is becoming reformed.

I would agree with most of what you say based on growing up Southern Baptist. I’ve even heard of a couple churches directly and openly describe themselves as a business. There is also a very strong link between religion and politics. Of course, all these are generalizations. Anywhere you go, you can find very devout communities living out the Word or mega churches treating Christianity like pleasant way of thinking that makes them money.

Believe me, there's lots of Southerners who despise scammy mega churches

The "centrality" aspect tracks with high-immigrant va low-immigrant regions (you can't get along with people of different backgrounds if you lead every situation with your religious identity, hence it takes a backseat in culturally diverse regions); and the communal vs individual aspect tracks with climate, especially with the harshness of winters.

It’s funny because I just found your channel and I’ve been enjoying your knowledge of history and religions as a whole. Love this video

I live in San Diego now, and I was born here as well, so I can confirm what you are saying about the West Coast in general, but I've also traveled 27 states and I lived in Kigoma, Tanzania for 5 years; and in Waterford, Ireland for 4 years. It's certainly fascinating to see all of the theological, and cultural diversity within the Church around the world. God is good. May His will be done.

When people from cities say there's nothing to do, they mean there's no H&M or Gap Outlets.

What you said about baptists in the south is partially true. Where I live in a pretty suburban town with thousands of people and the majority of us go to this one mega southern baptist church. I've been yearning for a more theologically focused mainline church, but I'm kind of afraid to change because I don't want to be separated from all my oldest friends and family.

I grew up in central Illinois as Lutheran - LCMS. I've lived in East Tennessee for the last fifteen years, and still go to an LCMS church, but your assessment is definitely right. I've been in small groups at other churches, and they are more independently focused. Even one of our LCMS churches is set up as a Hillsong style church to reach younger people. Both styles can be effective, and others too, but focusing only on one type misses a lot of people.

As someone likewise from the NE who went to undergrad in Dixie, the "I'm not denominational - I'm just Christian" people drove me up a wall! Especially when they began speaking of these obscure modernist terms as if they're ecumenical (but act agast if you mention the idea of the Sacraments to them). I completely agree with the point @17:15ish, claiming "nondenominational" is inviting theological ignorance- everyone has an extraBiblical tradition & ignoring that helps no one.

“A lot of people think I’m rude, or abrasive, or impatient… but I’m just from New York.” As a New Yorker (who doesn’t live there anymore) thats pretty accurate lol.

I’m from Massachusetts and the grid is accurate. In Massachusetts we have a very high Catholic population (due to Irish and Italians) but for most people it’s simply a cultural tradition. People will get baptized, receive first communion, and get confirmed but after that people will never step into a church again. Unless it’s for a wedding, funeral, or one of those sacraments I mentioned before for their children/family.

Born & raised in Newburgh, NY. I am now a NY refugee living in South Carolina. The former NY governor said there was "no place for (people like me ) in NY". Not all of "us" have a shot gun and tractor so lose the NY "superior"attitude :) Seriously, I love your channel...

If the West is Spiritual-but-not Religious, the Northeast is Religious-but-not-Spiritual

Insane that you even knew my state, Kansas, existed. I can say that we have an amazing Christian community though! I live near Kansas City and despite many churches skewing heavily liberal, it's super easy for me to find traditional communities that are thriving.

Wow, this is not something I've ever thought about, but it's spot-on.

Pennsylvania is an odd case; in the Philadelphia area we definitely fit your definition of the Northeast mindset. But travel just an hour or so outside the city and you start to get a much more midwestern mindset. (With maybe a touch of the southern mindset sprinkled in)

So I grew up in rural central California. People always said it was culturally like you took a slice out of Texas and laid it down between the mountains and the coast of California. In terms of your analysis here it perfectly fits your view of the south. Very individualistic, baptistic and devout.

@redeemedzoomer Good video, like always. I've yet to hear you talk about the most famous Presbyterian church in the US, or used to be, it's now gone, the Crystal Cathedral and Robert Schuller. Maybe do a video about famous Churches and Pastors from your Denomination and your opinion about them. 😃👍🏼

I was born in NJ, and moved to NC. Being Catholic was difficult because many people, mainly baptists, spoke to me like I was a satanist. It took me a long time to realize they either didn’t know my religion at all or heard misinformation about us. I went to a UMC for scouts, and I really enjoyed their community and through discussions with their members I realized it had a lot to do with their aversion towards a religion that acted similar to a world government. Nearly all of them referred to indulgences, Mary worship, or the authority of the church. I love the south now, but back then I really felt alienated. God bless that Methodist, no longer UMC, church I went to scouts in. Without them I would’ve thought Protestants were filled with ire or blasphemous extremists.

I’m listening to this on 1.5 speed and the beginning where you go over where you’re from with the New York accent made me laugh so hard! “Then when I became a Christian” 😂 God bless you brother!

I moved to NY from the Midwest, and that makes so much sense. I came from somewhere that I pretty much knew everyone’s religion and I even had coworkers tell every customer “have a blessed day” to a place where people gave me an initial side-eye because my husband is a pastor and I go to church with him.

Yay, KingdomCraft again!

About the thumbnail- it’s just like a New Yorker to put PA in the south, Pennsylvania is not in the south, it is above the mason dixon line and is almost touching the east coast. As someone born in PA and went to school in Arkansas, I know what the north east and what the south is. So different. Triggered!! Haha- great video

Dude, you're one of the most polite in the interviews you've taken part in. Jay Dyer interrupted and spoke over you so many times. Was so condescending as well. You carried a positive and patient spirit. Kyle has also been immature towards you as well.

Hey I want to possibly add a denomination*. I am a "pentecostal" Christian, in which I believe in the speaking of tounges as a gift of the holy spirit. But a majority of my beliefs are almost identical to Baptists. We are alot of ex soviet union individuals. We are actually pretty traditional, compared to other Baptists and non denominational churches. Kinda similar to orthodox but not really, because orthodox influenced the soviet union so we still have some of that. I want to invite you to a service, if not maybe just digital service here on KZfaq.

I’m from NY as well and instantly recognized your accent on your videos lol. And yeah if you can see the city from your high school you’re definitely downstate. I’m from Albany and we consider everything south of Poughkeepsie downstate 😂

As an Iowan. I can’t hate your view on nothing being in the Midwest, you’re just a New Yorker. All love big dog. Good video!

I am from the South and we usually go to the same church that family and friends attend. I attend a Pentacostal-style church but most of our members are more Charles Spurgeon, J.R. Miller(even though he was a Presbytarian), or Oswald Chambers type Baptist in our beliefs. I am a member of my church because the young lady that I married 47 years ago, and her family and friends attended this church. I grew up in the Methodist church circa the 1960s, but never understood the rituals, as they were never explained to me, I did enjoy and learned much in the Sunday School. I also enjoy attending many Independant Baptist Churches ( my first cousin is a pastor in an IBC).

I'm in the forgotten region of the inter-mountain west, and there's a different dynamic here as well. We would be on the individualistic side of your graph, but right in the middle of devout vs secular. The culture generally is socially/politically conservative and people are friendly to Christianity, but few of them actually practice it. The big exception would be Utah and surrounding areas dominated by Mormonism, where the dynamic would be devout/communal attitude you ascribe to the Midwest.

As someone from the northeast (Philadelphia area to be exact) you're correct on that. When I was in Grade School I was catholic, my relatives were catholic too, and i even attend CCD every Wednesday night, but when my parents separated when i was a teen, my mom decide to raise me non-denominational christian instead. But as i got older, aside from my grandparents and couple aunts, most of my relatives were Catholic-in-name-only. They didn't really act or believe like a true christian should be or even attend church, only on Christmas, Easter, and special occasions. It's like this i feel that my lifestyle would be more suited to states like Michigan or Florida.

I’m currently a college student in Texas. I was raised in an SBC church, but my grandfather was raised Presbyterian and our pastor was always Reformed Baptist. I have found that because each Church is governed individually there is a wider range. A lot of SBC churches will agree with Presbyterian on quite a few things besides baptism. There is a big emphasis on community within the church, but each individual has to have their own belief to be part on it. Also, I have only seen mega churches in college towns or large metropolitan areas so I would say that there are probably more small to midsize churches where there aren’t any pulls besides the teaching and the community there.

Don't forget that the West has the whole LDS thing going on. I'm a Utah Latter-day Saint who doesn't have much experience with mainstream Christianity back there, but I'm sure there's some sort of factor with the West's religious attitude.

As a Kansan I can confirm there is nothing here to the point that we have to go to another town for Walmart

i died laughing at the start good work mr zoomer

This was very interesting to here as a West Coast Non-denominational Christian and I want to provide my insight since I think it was Lacking a little bit here. I would say that I mostly aligned with Baptist principles, but the reason I think our church doesn't call ourselves. Baptist is because were culturally very different. We're Southern Californian through and through and we don't necessarily care that much about the differences between denominations because at the end of the day we believe that anyone who believes in the fundamental doctrines of Christianity is saved: Including Catholics, orthodox, all the mainline, protestants, any branch that subscribes to these doctrines. We are a very young church and personal relationships with God are everything to us. We believe that community is necessary to experience the fullness of Christianity, however. We're also very evangelical. We believe that recruiting new members to our church in the faith at large is one of Our biggest responsibilities as Christians. We're also very individualistic when it comes to Christianity. You'll never be asked what your parents believe but rather what you believe and how you're doing in your faith I'm probably the most Family- reliant christians in my youth group and my Dad is a born again Christian, who was born Catholic but doesn't believe he received salvation until he made a commitment to Christ and was baptized at 33. Our church is the farthest thing from a Megachurch even though we may share some Megachurch theology. We're a small church, we don't have a building, and there aren't that many pyrotechnics on stage lol we're also very theologically involved probably more so than most nondenominational Churches in the area, but we're also very practical. Sometimes a little too practical. As a very intellectual person, I kind of wish we engage with the theology Of Christianity, as well as Teleology and some other Christian philosophy although I understand how beneficial the practical approach is especially for the new believers which we tend to attract. Christianity In the West Coast is very focused on novelty and growth. We kind of had to build it from the ground up here after the culture became so secularized And that shows in pretty much every aspect of how we think worship and operate.

I'm in the Southeast, and I'm actually more of a devout Lutheran, but my Mom's parents, who come from Michigan, think I do too much of the religion thing- I profoundly disagree with them since I was once in the occult (and have thus actually encountered demons), and, since I've been watching Fighting for the Faith ( www.youtube.com/@Fighting4theFaith ) I'm also now trying to shake off the false doctrinal influences from my days in Evangelicalism (think weird charismatic doctrines like decreeing and declaring that's supposedly a form of prayer but isn't actually Biblical prayer, as well as other doctrines taught by the likes of those prosperity gospel preachers like Kenneth Copeland that you rightly called "blasphemers" in your video). Anyhow, I think I'm kind of on the borderline between Individualistic and the Communal in terms of my approach...

Idaho would definitely fall into the midwest by your classifications. We're always getting lumped in with the west, but really it's only the coast up to like 100 miles inland that behaves in the typical fashion associated with the west.

3:58 This grid is an interesting way to look at things to me because like. . I'm from the Northeast, barely ever go anywhere else. I have been to the South but not for long stretches of time, and mostly I stick to my family However, I never really felt like I vibed all that well with how we practice our faith. It does seem to match up with this grid pretty well, but it seems like personally I'd fit more with the West

I grew up Presbyterian and regained my relationship with Christ 5 years ago when God relived me of my alcoholism , I am in the CMA now and i am a student at Moody Bible Institute. Do a video mentioning the CMA ! Thanks for all you do, may the Lord bless you

As a southern baptist, while I can agree that a lot of non-denoms agree most closely with southern baptists, there are still big differences like their views on people speaking in tongues (ive had some friends who go to a non denominational church think tongues was a language you could learn). Not to mention non-denominational also has no definition and encompasses a lot of theologically liberal people and universalists who go against a lot of the key interpretations of the sbc.

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“I’m just from New York”…..explains why I got this guy so quickly lol

My parents grew up on Long Island. My mom went to a Bible Church and my dad was raised Catholic, but they hate the idea of denominations because they only cause arguments and fracture the Body of Christ.

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As a southerner (Mississippi) you are absolutely correct with your understanding of southern Christianity…. Thankfully I left the traditional baptist denomination and jumped ship to Presbyterian after coming to reformed theology

@Ready to Harvest needs to address/incorporate this material.

I like how he is telling more jokes it makes it less boring

Zoomer you are making history

You might be interested in "Albion's Seed" by David Hackett Fischer. It looks at how the colonization of United States by peoples from different parts of Britain and how that made the different "nations" in the US we see today like New England, the South, and Mid-Atlantic (which influences the Midwest).

Lutheran Oregonian here, you nailed the west dead on. however, like another poster, said west of the cascades varies greatly from the east of the Cascades. Two things to point out. One, as a Christian, it is hard living in a community where the majority of people do not want anything to do with Christianity. Two, on the bright side, what an opportunity it is to be a beacon of light in a spiritually dead area.

7:37 South is most heavily influenced by Methodist-Holiness. Even the Baptists derive much of their soteriology and other aspects of their theology from this tradition. The Non-Dom churches in the South could be plotted on a Baptist/Holiness-Methodist line. It makes a lot of sense when you remember John Weasley’s religious revival began in Savannah, Georgia. The South’s religious culture has been developing this way for sometime.

I would also say that this is somewhat applicable here in Spain, with the obvious difference that here Catholicism is the overwhelming mayoritary religion, and that also limits the individualism-communalism spectrum, but still, I would say that the north here is like the north-east in the US, communal but secularized, the interior would be like the american south, more individualistic (again, still in the lines of strongly communal Catholicism) but devout, our south would be like the midwest, devout and communal; and the levant would mirror the Pacific states, basically godless, though here the experimental religions are somwehat more scattered.

I'm an orthodox Christian in florida.

This talking about religion and denominations like life is an RPG or something just cracks me up.

Pretty much what you said about the west coast is pretty accurate. Though, I have to say, at least in my area (east bay), there are quite a bit of catholics. In my city alone we have two catholic churches that I know of, and there are some others in other cities and such. I am a pretty new convert, however, so I don't have much to base it off of (whenever I would go to church before I converted I never paid attention to the area or the seminars themselves), but from what I remember the seminars weren't very liberal, and there are actually a fair few people at my school who are Christian, most likely catholic as it is a heavily hispanic/latino area. So, yeah, basically what I'm trying to say is that Catholicism is doing surprisingly well in the bay area, at least I think lol. Being a new convert and all I don't have much experience to go off of.

Can we take a moment to apreciate the map of mainline churches in the description? I live in a very rural area so I didnt expect there to be anything near me, but there are 5-6 churches within an hour of where I live and much more if I want to go a little further

As a Floridian, It's very much a weird mix between "South" and "Northeast" especially in central Florida where I'm from, I'm Catholic, so it is very communal, but most people keep the "religious stuff" only to church. Yet it is the exact opposite when I was attending a southern Baptist church with some of my friends. Ideally though I do think it is best when your attitude towards faith is both communal and devout, that's what Christianity has been historically, and we'd do well to return to that.

As a Long Islander, I always love to see fellow Based New Yorkers.

Yeah I can confirm on the west coast generally speaking people are very secular and individualistic about religion. It’s very much a “do whatever you need to for your religion but don’t bother me about it” attitude

As a Coloradoan, I think your assessment of the west as experimental is accurate. What I’ve observed for those who are Christians here is that they tend to be nondenominational. We do still have historic churches in some areas, but overwhelmingly it is nondenominational Christianity that is most popular here. The conservative areas of Colorado are a bit like a more relaxed version of the south. It’s southern individualism, paired with the experimentalism of the west. Contemporary worship is quite popular here, and if someone is very traditional, they’re likely to be a Mormon.

It's so interesting hearing this because I'm in the west and most of the religious people here are communal and devotional. But then again I'm on Utah.

Hello, I'm also from upstate NY (Albany (everything bellow Poughkeepsie is NYC)) But I live in South Carolina now

I am Polish but as you laid it all down I am with the southeners. I am indivdualistic and devout. I attend catholic church although I dont indentify with any denomination ( I tried and attented all church masses possible: Baptists, Pentacostal, Orthodox). I am focused on my individual faith. I am also very public about it, I love street prechers, missionary missions and evangelizing. South, my heart goes to You! I wish I could some day be directed by God to the one church I will find my place in 🙏

I think there’s some intersection between the south and midwest. I’ve definitely had some “communal faith” communities in Texas as well as the individualistic. You’re probably right that if there’s a skew, it’s toward individuals in the south.

12:15 The most outrageous part of this video is that you dug straight down in Minecraft XD

From what I’ve seen as a Southern Baptist, a lot of non-denominational churches are moderate or leftist baptist churches who are trying to separate themselves from the politically conservative stigma surrounding the baptist democracy