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moniss

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11. Especially in smaller towns where
Sun Jun 29, 2025, 10:10 AM
Jun 2025

some people become entrenched in positions. It even goes to religion sometimes. I lived not far from a town that was overwhelmingly Catholic. Two parishes. One parish was the fancy gothic church and the members were all the white collar people. The other parish was in just a plain red brick building on grounds with a second red brick building that housed their school. That parish is where the "average" people in town were members.

I was just a boy from the country and I was not raised in any religion at all. So for me to now be a young adult and witnessing this town it was quite evident to me how this arrangement also affected them in other areas. If you ran for the City Council or Mayor it was openly discussed as to which parish you attended. Kids dating, selection by coaches for the high school teams etc. all through that screen.

There were also two other churches in town. One Methodist and one Baptist. Those members never stood a chance at anything.

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