<p>I think it’s naive not to pretend that parts of the south will be way churchier than what the OP is used to in the Chicago area. I think Sikorsky nails it. Some of the ads for political candidates would never fly in the north. Even my friends on FB who live in the south talk about how cultural norms re religiosity are very different (eg what religion you are is assumed to be other people’s business- and it’s sketchy and suspicious to be a Unitarian, much less Jewish or Muslim).</p>