>Terry,
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>not as rabid as further south but the incidence of church going, per capita, is much higher than in England.
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>We live in a small town of about 10,000 people. In England such a town would have 18 pubs and one church (and the pubs would be full and the church empty). Here we have about 18 churches all doing good business and one empty bar.
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>Nigel

Here in Sumner WA, we have 2 pubs, and church on every corner. I can see 5 churchs from my front window of my house. I wonder if the average age in Sumner, being about 55 years old, has anything to do with it.