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Photo Slideshow: America's most `Bible-minded' cities

The California-based Barna Group and the American Bible Society say Knoxville, Tenn., is America's most "Bible-minded City," at least based on regular Bible reading and belief in the accuracy of the Good Book.
Photo Slideshow: America’s most `Bible-minded’ cities
Number 1: Knoxville, Tenn. - photo of east end of the World's Fair Park in downtown. RNS photo courtesy Matt Swint via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/ae4dqq) *Note: This image is not available to download.
Sally Morrow

The California-based Barna Group and the American Bible Society say Knoxville, Tenn., is America’s most “Bible-minded City,” at least based on regular Bible reading and belief in the “accuracy” of the Good Book.

Not surprisingly, the top 10 are all in the Bible Belt. Here’s a quick photo tour through the top rankings (click on any image to start the photo slideshow):

Conducted by Barna Group, the study analyzes 96 geographic regions across the U.S. To view the full list of city rankings, visit BibleMindedCities.com.


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