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Bible Belt (other)
Bible Belt is a region of the Southern United States and the Midwestern state of Missouri, where evangelical Protestantism exerts a strong social and cultural influence. Bible Belt may also refer to: *Bible Belt (Netherlands) (Dutch: ''bijbelgordel'' or ''biblebelt''), a strip of land in the Netherlands with the highest concentration of conservative orthodox Reformed Protestants in the country * Bible Belt (Norway) (Norwegian: ''bibelbeltet''), a loosely defined southwestern coastal area of Norway, which is more religiously observant than most of the rest of the country * Bible Belt (Sweden) (Swedish: ''bibelbältet''), a region centered on Jönköping in northern Småland where demographics show that people are characteristically more religious Music * ''Bible Belt'' (album), a 2009 album by Diane Birch *"Bible Belt", a song by Travis Tritt from the 1991 album ''It's All About to Change ''It's All About to Change'' is the second studio album by American country music singer Trav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Belt
The Bible Belt is a region of the Southern United States in which socially conservative Protestant Christianity plays a strong role in society and politics, and church attendance across the denominations is generally higher than the nation's average. The region contrasts with the religiously diverse Midwest and Great Lakes, and the Mormon corridor in Utah and southern Idaho. Whereas the states with the highest percentage of residents identifying as non-religious are in the West and New England regions of the United States (with Vermont at 37%, ranking the highest), in the Bible Belt state of Alabama it is just 12%, and Tennessee has the highest proportion of evangelical Protestants, at 52%. The evangelical influence is strongest in northern Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, southern and western Virginia, West Virginia, the Upstate region of South Carolina, and East Texas. The earliest known usage of the term "Bible Belt" was by American journalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Belt (Netherlands)
The Bible Belt ( nl, bijbelgordel, biblebelt ) is a strip of land in the Netherlands with the highest concentration of conservative orthodox Calvinist Protestants in the country. Although the term is recent (named after the Bible Belt of the United States) the Dutch Bible belt has existed for many generations. This Bible Belt stretches from Zeeland in the southwest, through the West-Betuwe and Veluwe in the center of the country, to parts of the province Overijssel in the northeast. Municipalities in this area include Yerseke, Tholen, Ouddorp, Opheusden, Kesteren, Barneveld, Nunspeet, Elspeet and Staphorst. The three biggest cities regarded to be part of the Bible Belt are Ede, Veenendaal and Kampen. In Overijssel, the Bible belt is more dispersed and not always contiguous from one municipality to the next. Pockets exist such as in Rijssen. Some communities with strong conservative Protestant leanings are situated far outside the belt. For example, some municipalities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Belt (Norway)
The Norwegian Bible Belt (Norwegian: ''bibelbeltet'') is a loosely defined southwestern coastal area of Norway, which is more religiously observant than most of the rest of the country. Typically, the definition covers Western Norway (Vestlandet) and Southern Norway (Sørlandet), which includes the counties of Rogaland (typically called the "buckle" of the Bible Belt), Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Møre og Romsdal, Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. However, the most urban areas, such as Stavanger (once known as the 'religious capital of Norway'), have become strongly secularised since the 1960s and are no longer considered part of the Bible Belt. Characteristics Socioeconomic gender equality in the Bible Belt is the lowest in all of Norway; the major cities of Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand, however, are amongst the most progressive municipalities in the country. In the 1926 referendum on the repeal of prohibition on alcohol, the Bible Belt cast a strong vote against repeal ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Belt (Sweden)
The Swedish Bible Belt ( sv, Bibelbältet) is a region centered on Jönköping in northern Småland where demographics show that people are characteristically more religious.Hagevi, M. (1999). Politik i det svenska bibelbältet. In the Bible Belt the free churches are relatively popular in comparison to the Church of Sweden. Of the Småland counties, Jönköping is characterised by the Free Church, Kalmar by the High Church and Kronoberg by the Old Church. In a broader sense, the Bible Belt refers to the area between Jönköping and Gothenburg. There are also numerous conservative Laestadian Lutherans in the Torne valley area in the far north of the country. See also *Laestadianism Laestadianism, also known as Laestadian Lutheranism and Apostolic Lutheranism, is a pietistic Lutheran revival movement started in Sápmi in the middle of the 19th century. Named after Swedish Lutheran state church administrator and temperance ... References Cultural regions Conservatism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Belt (album)
''Bible Belt'' is the debut release by soul singer-songwriter Diane Birch. The lead single is "Nothing But a Miracle". An acoustic version of the song "Rewind" appears on a season 3 episode of The Vampire Diaries. Development Birch developed her Seventies-style pop music while visiting London and Los Angeles. She recorded ''Bible Belt'' in New Orleans and her hometown New York. Several of the songs are autobiographical, such as "Don't Wait Up" which deals with sneaking out from her parents house before changing into Goth dress. "Valentino" is dedicated to her imaginary friend, her muse, from her teenage period when she felt out of time and felt ties to the 18th century. Another song, "Fire Escape", grew out of conversation with a friend, when she learned that the friend's father had recently died. The album has sounds of earlier musical times, with the feel of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Laura Nyro, and Carly Simon threaded throughout the 13 tracks. Birch employed an orchestra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's All About To Change
''It's All About to Change'' is the second studio album by American country music singer Travis Tritt, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1991. The tracks "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'", " Nothing Short of Dying", " Anymore", and "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" were released as singles; "Bible Belt" also charted from unsolicited airplay. "Anymore" was the second single of Tritt's career to reach Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts. Overall, this is Tritt's highest-certified album; with sales of over three million copies in the U.S., it has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. He recorded the song "Bible Belt" for ''My Cousin Vinny'' in collaboration with the band Little Feat, and this placement gained him some exposure. Track listing Personnel From ''It's All About to Change'' liner notes. Musicians * Chris Austin - mandolin (2), banjo (2), backing vocals (2) * Sam Bacco - timpani (3, 4), percussion (3, 4, 9), marimba (7), maracas (7), congas (9) * Grace Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quran Belt
A Quran Belt is a region where conservative Islamic values are strong. It is most commonly associated with an area where Islam has historically been influential in northwest China (Xinjiang, Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai) along the borders of central Asia, Tibet and Mongolia. Other parts of the world where Islam is or has historically been highly influential have also been referred to as the Quran Belt, such as Kabul and Kandahar in Afghanistan, central Saudi Arabia, Southeastern Anatolia, Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and India's Jammu and Kashmir territory, Lakshadweep islands, and Barak Valley region of Assam state. In South East Asia, Aceh in Indonesia, and Kelantan and Terengganu in Malaysia are frequently referred to as Quran Belts because the governments of these localities impose a puritanical version of Islam which is not imposed in the rest of the country. See also *Bible Belt The Bible Belt is a region of the Southern United States in which socially conservative Prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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