Why are white Brits atheists,whilst their American descendants are religious Protestant christians
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SomaliSteel
No dictator can imprison a population forever.
US has a "free market" on religions. They never had a state sponsored religion, whether officially or unofficially, and they have strong protections for even fringe religions. Churches are free to "compete" for members and will find and adapt to fill a niche. They even give churches tax breaks, lowering the financial barrier. Literally anyone cant start a new religion or cult and not be taxed.
Places with state religions tend to lose faith in their religions when they lose faith in their governments. Europe has had a lot of terrible governments, and thus tends to have a much higher skepticism for its religions.
The Cold war also played a role, the US wanted to distinguish itself from the atheist communists and emphasized it. Religious and conservative people are almost always anti-communist as communist want to tear down the traditional structures and they want to maintain them.
Places with state religions tend to lose faith in their religions when they lose faith in their governments. Europe has had a lot of terrible governments, and thus tends to have a much higher skepticism for its religions.
The Cold war also played a role, the US wanted to distinguish itself from the atheist communists and emphasized it. Religious and conservative people are almost always anti-communist as communist want to tear down the traditional structures and they want to maintain them.
