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Only 22% of Alaskans say they attend religious services at least once a week, making Alaska the least religious state judged by this measure. In Utah and several Southern states, more than half of those surveyed by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life said they were weekly service attenders. Along with Alaskans, residents of Colorado, Arizona and Northeastern states were the least likely to attend religious services once a week or more. When measured against four indices of religiosity \u2014 the importance of religion in people\u2019s lives, frequency of attendance at worship services, frequency of prayer and absolute certainty of belief in God \u2014 Mississippi stands out on all four, while several other Southern states also rank very high on the measures. Click on \u201cread more\u201d for the full and interactive graphic. Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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