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Churches in Southern U.S. Losing Their Influence in Society
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The influence of churches in the Southern United States is reportedly waning, especially in one Alabama town. Sylacauga, Alabama is a city of only 12,700 people, but it has 78 churches, according to ABCNews.com. The city is home to the actor who played Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show as well as the marble used to construct the U.S. Supreme Court building. Churches have long had a big influence in Sylacauga, which meant that the city followed strict alcohol laws; but things are changing.
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