Somewhere Roger Williams is shaking his head.
The California-based Barna Group and the American Bible Society say Providence, R.I., is America’s least biblical city, at least based on regular Bible reading and belief in the “accuracy” of the Good Book.
Here’s a quick photo tour through the top rankings (click on any image to start the photo slideshow):
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- Number 10: Buffalo, N.Y. – photo of Buffalo. RNS photo courtesy Doug Kerr via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/7Ns6vh) *Note: This photo is not available to download.
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- Number 9: Cedar Rapids, Iowa – photo of downtown Cedar Rapids. RNS photo courtesy Paul Sableman via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/9ySCdX) *Note: This image is not available to download.
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- Number 8: Phoenix, Ariz. – photo of the city. RNS photo courtesy AZAdam via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/EwqBD) *Note: This photo is not available to download.
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- Number 7: San Francisco – photo of The Golden Gate Bridge. RNS photo courtesy Leonardo Pallotta (http://flic.kr/p/7uys1) *Note: This image is not available to download.
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- Number 6: Boston, Mass. – photo of Boston from Fort Point. RNS photo courtesy Tim Sackton (http://flic.kr/p/dDAEd2) *Note: This image is not available to download.
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- Number 5: Hartford/New Haven, Conn. – photo of the Hartford, Conn. RNS photo courtesy Doug Kerr via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/8JiCwF) *Note: This image is not available to download.
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- Number 4: Portland, Maine. RNS photo courtesy Garden State Hiker via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/arL4Ts) *Note: This image is not available to download.
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- Number 3: Burlington, Vt. RNS photo courtesy Doug Kerr via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/dzV5ER) *Note: This image is not available to download.
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- Number 2: Albany, N.Y. RNS photo courtesy Doug Kerr via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/7oQAqH) *Note: This image is not available to download.
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- Number 1: Providence, R.I. RNS photo courtesy Doug Kerr via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/9Gcy6m) *Note: This image is not available to download.
To see yesterday’s list of America’s most ‘Bible-minded’ cities, click here.