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TBF

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25. We moved here 10 years ago from the east coast

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 08:46 AM

Nov 2013

To me it really feels like it could be another country. Maybe at some point they will declare their independence.

There are some awfully nice people down here but I really try to keep away from politics/religion because so many are loons. Of course we are in the suburbs where it's probably the worst.

More than anything I wish they'd tax the mega-churches. They make money hand over fist - Joel Osteen for example has a net worth of at least 40 million.

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/joel-osteen-net-worth/

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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