Fumesucker
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Thu Feb-18-10 09:47 AM
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| 18. You would think quasi rural Georgia where I live would not have a diversity.. |
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But we have churches in schools (yes, literally), strip centers and on damn near every street corner..
People have to be able to find a church that accommodates their particular kind of sinning..
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| -Baptists, bibliophiles, and bibles, Oh My! |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 09:07 AM |
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If there are no bookstores, where do they buy their bibles? n/t |
JackintheGreen |
Feb-18-10 09:12 AM |
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It is the *relative* number of bookstores vs churches.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 09:17 AM |
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Farmout got it... |
JackintheGreen |
Feb-18-10 10:24 AM |
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Don't be ashamed... Anything but the most blatant humor is hard to convey on line.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 10:30 AM |
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Like someone else said...no need to be ashamed... |
pipi_k |
Feb-18-10 10:39 AM |
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Don't know if you're serious or not, but... |
pipi_k |
Feb-18-10 09:19 AM |
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Motel nightstands. |
farmout rightarm |
Feb-18-10 09:46 AM |
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Gideon checked out, and he left it no doubt |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 09:49 AM |
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I wonder how they counted those "Christian" bookstores. |
YOY |
Feb-18-10 09:15 AM |
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Makes the results for much of the country even more pathetic, eh? n/t |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 09:19 AM |
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From the explanation of methodology, looks like they counted them as bookstores... |
JHB |
Feb-18-10 09:21 AM |
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There was only one time I was thankful for the Christian bookstores |
pipi_k |
Feb-18-10 09:26 AM |
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omg!! a miracle |
RainDog |
Feb-18-10 09:38 AM |
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Apparently, buried saints have the power to |
pipi_k |
Feb-18-10 10:34 AM |
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That might be a better benchmark - |
RaleighNCDUer |
Feb-18-10 10:14 AM |
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The thing that throws me |
HillWilliam |
Feb-18-10 03:11 PM |
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One indicator not considered is diversity. |
mmonk |
Feb-18-10 09:16 AM |
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Like New Orleans |
Swamp Rat |
Feb-18-10 09:32 AM |
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Yes. That is exactly what I'm talking about. |
mmonk |
Feb-18-10 09:41 AM |
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You would think quasi rural Georgia where I live would not have a diversity.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 09:47 AM |
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. |
mmonk |
Feb-18-10 10:24 AM |
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What about Amazon? |
GreenStormCloud |
Feb-18-10 09:17 AM |
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What about the 700 Club? |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 09:19 AM |
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True. Almost every nursing home has church services, also. N/T |
GreenStormCloud |
Feb-18-10 01:03 PM |
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I think that chart is bullshit. |
The_Commonist |
Feb-18-10 09:31 AM |
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Same in New Orleans |
Swamp Rat |
Feb-18-10 09:34 AM |
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N'awlins, eh? |
The_Commonist |
Feb-18-10 11:15 AM |
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The map does not purport to indicate "liberalism".. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 09:41 AM |
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Were libraries included in the study? |
PADemD |
Feb-18-10 10:08 AM |
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Libraries were not mentioned so I assume not.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 10:10 AM |
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Libraries are underfunded and shorter hours - in Steinbecks' hometown, library closed! |
defendandprotect |
Feb-18-10 02:28 PM |
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faith and reason |
d_r |
Feb-18-10 11:03 AM |
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I'm sure you can do better.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 11:36 AM |
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OK |
d_r |
Feb-18-10 01:50 PM |
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I doubt there is any perfect proxy for "reason".. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 02:10 PM |
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OK. I"m sorry but I just don't get the point then |
d_r |
Feb-18-10 02:18 PM |
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I'm not sure there really was a point but it's an interesting observation... |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 02:28 PM |
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Indeed, a failed study from a failed presumption. nt |
spoony |
Feb-18-10 11:43 AM |
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And what is the failed presumption? |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 11:44 AM |
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Why are you sitting on this thread with that chip on your shoulder? |
spoony |
Feb-18-10 11:48 AM |
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Umm.. It's my thread.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 11:53 AM |
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Yeah, I see what they're trying to do. |
The_Commonist |
Feb-18-10 11:19 AM |
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But internet buying might be fairly evenly spread.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 11:39 AM |
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I have to agree |
8 track mind |
Feb-18-10 10:13 AM |
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All that means is that your home town is close to the average church/bookstore ratio.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 10:27 AM |
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Ooohhhh ok |
8 track mind |
Feb-18-10 12:12 PM |
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I love your screen name.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 12:21 PM |
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Thanks! |
8 track mind |
Feb-18-10 05:48 PM |
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Should have added libraries to bookstores |
PufPuf23 |
Feb-18-10 11:07 AM |
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Perhaps, although I think that most areas with many bookstores also have many libraries.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 11:42 AM |
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Keeping them dumb to control them. |
Javaman |
Feb-18-10 11:49 AM |
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I don't really think this map tells us anything. |
cbdo2007 |
Feb-18-10 01:18 PM |
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Dallas, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and New Orleans are not big cities? |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 01:29 PM |
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We subsidize CHURCHES -- we don't subsidize bookstores -- !! |
defendandprotect |
Feb-18-10 02:22 PM |
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That's all true.. |
Fumesucker |
Feb-18-10 02:59 PM |
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