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A journalist coined ‘the Bible Belt’ 100 years ago – it’s been oversimplifying the South ever since

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(The Conversation) — ‘The Bible Belt’ has been used for a century to describe religion and politics in the South. But it captured just some of life in the region then – and doesn’t capture what’s going on today.

First report: A journalist coined ‘the Bible Belt’ 100 years ago – it’s been oversimplifying the South ever since — theconversation.com, 5d