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The headline alone is a red flag. Oregon is one of the least religious states in the country. Estimates are that approximately 30% of the population adheres to some form of organized religion.
#1 Posted by Patricia, CJR on Thu 22 Mar 2012 at 02:30 PM
Good point, Patricia. It's more of a crunchy phenomenon up here.
#2 Posted by Ryan Chittum, CJR on Thu 22 Mar 2012 at 07:06 PM
The future of online news! Jay Rosen is right- who needs journalists when we have the masses!
#3 Posted by Stephen, CJR on Thu 22 Mar 2012 at 10:41 PM
I'm not sure why this is being blamed on "religious nuts." Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one of those who has been leading the charge against vaccines, and I don't know that you'd call him a religious nut.
#4 Posted by frank, CJR on Fri 23 Mar 2012 at 02:02 PM