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sharp_stick

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7. Central Connecticut

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 11:08 PM

Nov 2013

It's generally pretty cool around here. We have a few fundie churches but they aren't anywhere near as bothersome as they were when I was living in South Alabama.

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Wondering how it is where you all live (extreme religiosity) [View all] cilla4progress Nov 2013 OP

Here in Ohio, Rapture Republicans seem to be losing their grip. JEFF9K Nov 2013 #1

Rapture Republican have never had a grip to begin with gopiscrap Nov 2013 #3

Don't see any of it here in NorCal. And that's a big part of why I live here. dimbear Nov 2013 #2

Yah...a change is in order cilla4progress Nov 2013 #5

I've never lived anyplace like that Proud Public Servant Nov 2013 #4

I currently live in North Florida and I meet a lot of extremely religious people here. ... spin Nov 2013 #6

Central Connecticut sharp_stick Nov 2013 #7

We’re doing fine in So.Ca....No Raptures on the Malibu Sunset yet... Over and out.. n/t busterbrown Nov 2013 #8

I live in a So Calif. suburb where no one cares LibDemAlways Nov 2013 #9

Suburbs of Dallas, TX here. There's more churches than Starbucks in this hellhole. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #10

Oh, yeah. I still see an occasional W'04 bumper sticker here... blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #11

I feel ya bro' cilla4progress Nov 2013 #12

Here in Houston they make them the size of football stadiums - TBF Nov 2013 #14

Holy shit - there's THAT many of them?! polichick Nov 2013 #18

We moved here 10 years ago from the east coast TBF Nov 2013 #25

I so hope Texas goes blue soon - if only to balance the crazy! polichick Nov 2013 #28

Lakewood used to be The Summit-The basketball arena. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #23

"Could have fed a lot of hungry people with that money, or sheltered the homeless" - TBF Nov 2013 #26

We have our own version of the mega-churches janlyn Nov 2013 #31

I live in New England- It's not bad here at all Marrah_G Nov 2013 #13

Nordrhein-Westfalen for now DFW Nov 2013 #15

I live North Georgia, which is part of the bible belt. RebelOne Nov 2013 #16

Not very visible HeiressofBickworth Nov 2013 #17

Awesome post! cilla4progress Nov 2013 #19

Way back in the 1970's or so HeiressofBickworth Nov 2013 #20

I hear you cilla4progress Nov 2013 #21

Ha! I thought it ("LSD") cilla4progress Nov 2013 #34

I like the LSD church better. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #49

I knew it. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #52

Well . . . Brigid Nov 2013 #55

I live in Mass... Agschmid Nov 2013 #22

I live in Vermont, the least religious state, and there are churches in almost every vista cali Nov 2013 #38

Must be a serious vampire problem here. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #24

Congrats on 17,000 posts - TBF Nov 2013 #27

The cities are OK. It's the country where the crazy is overwhelming. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #41

Agree about Dallas - TBF Nov 2013 #42

Somebody on DU argued with me over that one. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #56

Actually, Rhode Island is supposed to be America's vampire capital LongTomH Nov 2013 #40

I live in the Chicago suburbs and whathehell Nov 2013 #29

I'm in Lewiston, ID but travel your part of the state and spend a lot of time brewens Nov 2013 #30

Good point..I think surveys say cilla4progress Nov 2013 #33

I've lived in 5 states over the last 3 years tabbycat31 Nov 2013 #32

Not very sakabatou Nov 2013 #35

Religion forum? demwing Nov 2013 #36

Good idea - I considered that initially. cilla4progress Nov 2013 #37

There's no trick, just copy and paste the content demwing Nov 2013 #39

South Carolina...so, yeah renie408 Nov 2013 #43

Indiana ... fucking nuts. Myrina Nov 2013 #44

When I lived in Vancouver, WA, I saw much of the same Iceberg Louie Nov 2013 #45

Here in East TN, it's Rapture Ready country. It still shocks me after 13 years. SharonAnn Nov 2013 #46

Most secular city and state in the country, by many accounts. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #47

We have a couple of mega churches here Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #48

I live a few miles east of you jmowreader Nov 2013 #50

America has gone crazy. I'm not leaving the northeast. I'm afraid to. nt valerief Nov 2013 #51

Not very visible here treestar Nov 2013 #53

here in rural va, religions is everywhere, i just dont notice it loli phabay Nov 2013 #54

Western Washington Here PassingFancy Nov 2013 #57