Members of the Church of Christ, whose headquarters are in Abilene, Texas, detest Mormonism. I think the strong negative response to Mormonism in Abilene, TX is due to "The Church of Christ" and "The Church of Latter Day Saints" being two sides of the same coin. Members of The Church of Christ, unable to hate/fear themselves, redirect their feelings toward The Mormon Church, which they so closely resembles.
The Church of Latter Day Saints and The Church of Christ are both very controlling of their members, which is probably why Provo, UT, home of Mormonism, was rank 1st most conservative city in the USA, and Abilene, TX was ranked 3rd most conservative city in the USA. It's surprising to me that Lubbock, TX, home of my alma mater Texas Tech, was rank 2nd most conservative city in the USA. #--------------------------------------- Excerpt: Heading into the Florida primary, Mitt Romney appears to be in the lead. The candidate, whose results so far have been mixed, continues to be stymied by suspicions about his religion. But why are so many Americans uncomfortable with Mormonism? A recent Pew survey, found that Mormons are hard-working and civic-minded. Couldn’t the nation use some Mormon discipline: frugality, morality, self-improvement, worldliness? Indeed, with these traits, shouldn’t Americans be dying to vote for a Mormon? http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/01/30/what-is-it-about-mormons http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=25%20most%20conservative%20cities&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CC0QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Falt.coxnewsweb.com%2Fstatesman%2Fmetro%2F081205libs.pdf&ei=uAIoT_jRHu6fsQK21_35Ag&usg=AFQjCNFFQnBTtfN5LX3lqDtVJC05sLr3qg&cad=rja or http://tinyurl.com/79ebga9 #--------------------------------------------- Regards, LelandJ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
