ra-ligion sma-ligion
makes no difference
but the majority religion in the usa is christian
your asking the question backwards as if that means someting ?
It has to do with the occasion of the question, its form in relation to the circumstance that brings it about. Neither of you are asking the question backwards. The thing about your casual observation is that she is retaining her context from discourse with Jeeves. To what degree are you within her context, compared to changing the subject by casual observation; therein we will probably find the difference that makes it feel backwards.