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Of course there are. Not every Mormon is an accountant from Utah, living in the Burbs with 5 kids.
If you are not in a family-friendly suburb with good schools, there is a good chance your ward will be full of ghetto Mormons. A mix of uneducated blue collar, retired folks, immigrant Hispanics, young families of professionals (who will move to the suburbs before the oldest kid is 5), homeschoolers. And then you have the actual poor. The ones who live in ghetto apt. complexes, barely make ends meet, frequently get assistance from the Bishop, work dead-end jobs, and have no education and little in the way of life-skills. This is the kind of congregation I attend. |
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ahhh, I see. Here I thought you meant ghetto Mormons were the ones who settle for entry-level Lexus SUVs instead of the loaded model. kee hee! Regarding your earlier note on the avatar, I tried to change it to a really hot guy yesterday, but I got an error that said "file too large." What's up with that?? Well, I suppose it figures you and Arch would rig it so users can upload "large" women but not "large" men. ;-) |
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At the same time, there is a difference between Huckabee and Romney on their approach to religion. Romney is trying to show, to those people that insist on bringing it up, that his religion is not going to be a detriment should he be elected. Huckabee is practically using religion as his campaign slogan. A vote for Huck is a vote for Jesus. And evangelicals are eating it up.
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This is silly. Grow up. You need to learn the meaning of bigotry. People choose their beliefs. They make a decision to believe as they do, and those with courage of their convictions should be clear eyed about the consequences of their beliefs. It's perfectly acceptable to say, "I won't vote for anyone to lead this country who claims to believe that stuff." There's nothing wrong with it. I bet you have said you wouldn't vote for an atheist. That's fine too.
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Romney has no ability to not be an opportunist. Mormons are opportunists. It's how we are. Buying furniture at any RC Willey around the state on free hot dog day is a harrowing experience just trying to get through the front doors.
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