Compare the US, (a Protestant country) to Mexico or Brazil (Catholic ... In my book Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits, I analysed data from 65 countries across Europe and the Americas using both ...

Today’s religious identities have more to do with political decisions made centuries ago than with personal faith.

This religious split also carried over to former colonies. Compare the US, (a Protestant country) to Mexico or Brazil (Catholic countries), and you'll see the long shadow of these old decisions.