&#x27;side helping of fundamentalist religion&#x27; would be more accurate than &#x27;side helping of religion&#x27;.<p>In the U.S. most liberals are religious, though the percentage is lower than among conservatives.  For example, the Pew study below indicates that religion is &#x27;very important&#x27; or 
&#x27;somewhat important&#x27; among 59% of self-described liberals who lean Democrat.<p>source: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pewforum.org&#x2F;religious-landscape-study&#x2F;compare&#x2F;importance-of-religion-in-ones-life&#x2F;by&#x2F;party-affiliation&#x2F;among&#x2F;political-ideology&#x2F;liberal&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pewforum.org&#x2F;religious-landscape-study&#x2F;compare&#x2F;im...</a>