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For what it's worth, I'm guilty of what you're talking about, lindalove. It happens here and in the real world, but I actually do know why.
I grew up in about as close to the middle of the Bible Belt as you can get, East Tennessee. Clearly there are lots of conservative Christians all over the country, but East TN is one of those odd places where the most vocal conservatives have been in power so long that they've taken to sniping at each other in order to garner support. It's also home to the snake-handling Pentacostals, just to give you a little flavor.
I grew up getting offers of salvation at the grocery store, the barber shop, soccer practice and department stores (that I recall off the top of my head). I went to a private high school with a required religious studies class, and that as another turnoff. Basically, from about ages 12 to 18 I was beaten over the head with conservative Protestantism of various flavors. If you're not of the faith (whatever that faith happens to be), it can be quite deterent to embracing any religion at all when you're under a constant barrage of evangisiation.
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