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WASHINGTON (RNS) According to a new Gallup Poll, 59 percent of residents in Mississippi are "very religious," while a nearly identical share of Vermonters are nonreligious. By Annalisa Musarra.
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Faith,
Doctrine & Practice
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bible belt, gallop poll, religion
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