[ealgeone]

And I could argue you see a distinct difference in those regions in how life is valued, the rights of men, etc.

The US was colonized largely by Protestant Christianity.

Latin American was conquered largely by Roman Catholic oriented countries.

The difference is clear.

The rest of the world goes without saying.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

The US was colonized largely by Protestant Christianity.

Agree. But Europe has been clearly divided by northern Protestantism and southern Catholicism since the Thirty Years War.

[Openurmind]

The US was colonized by those who were evading religious persecution and forced national religion.