This is very well put. Regarding redneck vs. bible thumping, I'll admit for me these two are more or less the same, but only for the fact that where I grew up and where I live now, these two characteristics occupy the same individuals. You can't get one without the other in this area, it seems. And everyone knows Texas is mostly filled with rednecks. I think my family actually had the term coined after us.

For the most part, around here, if a person has an education above the High School level, and still regularly goes to church, it's more for connections and apearances rather than faith. If they are one of the few who went through college or grad school and have maintained their full faith, then chances are you went to a private religious school and were more or less sheltered from other cultures and lifestyles.

It's nice to see that this isn't always the case.

Greg