Re: [TruthTalk] NYTimes.com: Revisiting '64 Civil Rights Deaths, This Time in...

[Blainerb473]

Blaine:  What I had in mind mostly, Perry, was my first experience with a Southern Baptist--I had rented an aptartment I owned in Midvale (located about 12 miles south of Salt lake City)to an SB man.  Not knowing he was a SB, we tried talking to him regards religion, and were informed he was a SB and that he was in no way interested in discussion.  Later, after he moved to another location, he sent us a notice of his upcoming wedding reception, to which we were invited.  The reception was to be held in a local Baptist Church.  We thought it very friendly of him, so we attended.  That was a mistake. He ignored us completely.  When we went downstairs to eat the reception luncheon, everyone acted as if we were not there.  I wondered if I had become invisible.  We tried talking to the Pasteur (Baptist Minister?) and were again ignored.  We finally left, wondering if we should grab our gift back on the way out. :>)  I asked my wife what she thought we did wrong, and she said she thought it might have gone better if I had not worn my white, almost transparent shirt--through which my Mormon undergarments showed clearly. :>)  Later, when the SBs came to Salt Lake City for their convention, this SB man showed up on our doorstep with a partner, wanting to give us some "Christian" literature.  We politely declined.  I wanted to ask him about the non-reception-type experience we had at his reception, but thought it would just embarrass him, so let it go.  At any rate, that is partly, at least, what I had in mind.     In a message dated 6/15/2005 7:48:53 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org >To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] NYTimes.com: Revisiting '64 Civil Rights Deaths, >This Time in... >Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:52:44 EDT > > >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