Blaine, you say in your comment, "Does that explain anything?". This leads
me to think that you have somethingin mind? What does it explain to you? (I
have never been too good at reading between the lines).
Perry
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Of all the places in the US, Mormon missionaries have conistently
received
the poorest treatment in the South, in the area sometimes called the Bible
Belt. Beatings, persecutions of all types, have been the mode of the day.
Is
this just a coincidence, or what? Southern Baptists seem to have a grip
on
the area in general. Does that explain anything? Hmmm, this gives me
pause
for thought.
Blainerb
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I remember spending two weeks in Selma Alabama the summer Rosa Parks
refused to go to the back of the bus. At the time I didn’t know anything
about
that, but I was shocked at the way “Negroes” (the proper term at the
time)
were treated there. I had never experienced anything like that. Separate
water
fountains and windows at the Dairy Queen; separate seating areas at the
movie theatre. Prevailing superiority caste system by those in control
(whites).
I’m glad I saw it first hand. Centuries old bigotries and ways of
living
die hard. Changing mindsets and mores is like going through a birth
process—
very painful, but worthwhile in the long run. By the way, the blacks
needed to
change, too, as they had been pushed down for so long; they are still
learning to be self-reliant and competitive in the marketplace. Living in
the
inner-city gives you plenty of experience with those who haven’t made
the shift
yet. Entire ethnic groups don’t change in one generation; black or
white. “The
Secret Life of Bees” by Sue Monk Kidd was a cute, touching novel which
addressed the southern race issue. Izzy
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