""What makes it especially interesting is that the US, as a whole, is far more 'religious' than the UK is and, I understand, most of Europe.

What is the rationale, I wonder?""

That's easy Ebbie.

We tend to be a little more laid back in our approach to religion in the UK. There is much less here of what I would call aggressive evangelism, which has led to a decline in church attendances in adulthood.

Happy Clappy churches are a comparatively new phenomenon here, and our major churches tend more toward dignity and decorum, which makes them rather dull.

Don