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So there are 9 churches between my house and town; anyone else think they are trying just a bit too hard? Its interesting to me that the south is full of churches and prisons

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Junkyardliv 5 Apr 7
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I have 8 Churches and a Christain School between me and town. Within a 5 minute drive, I have another 3.

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Same where I live. Small town, 3 prisons, 20 churches in a 5 mile radius.

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Churches and prisons are remarkably related., Blind following of the church results in imprisonment of the mind. Like a prison, it is extremely difficult to escape from.....

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Level 7

I feel you. It’s the same way here in Florida you can’t throw a stick without hitting a church

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Level 8

Same thing really

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Level 8

9? That's all?

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Level 8

The town where I grew up -- Page, AZ -- was mentioned in 1975 in The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. It's amazing how religion can distort the culture of a small town.
It seems to be obvious to everyone but the theists.

From the book:
Page, Arizona: thirteen churches, four bars. Any town with more churches than bars, that town's got a problem. That town is asking for trouble. And they're even trying to make Christians out of the Indians. As if the Indians weren't bad enough already.

I started to include more from the book but the tone is more racist than I care for.

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Level 8

Yes. Japan isn't full of those.

@TheMiddleWay They have more atheists too.

Somewhere I was reading, they are like Sweden?

@TheMiddleWay Damn! A lot of temples.

@TheMiddleWay That is good. I wish America had more atheists and less religion.

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It's not just just the south. I live in west Michian, and it's basically the same thing. There is a church on every corner... most of which are Christion Reformerd

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Level 9

There is a correlation.

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