MATTHEW T CHORMAN wrote:
> >>> sodom <Sodom@ma.ultranet.com> 01/28 8:20 AM >>>
> >> Still, it seem slike each of these religions command over a >>billion followers - obviously people are
> >>finding some of what they want. It kinda makes me wonder how >>much culture affects a person's
> >>prefrence for religion?
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> >> Bill Roh
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> if culture affected a persons perference for religion to any greater extent, christianity wouldn't have a billion+ followers. maybe, though, culture affects how seriously you believe and follow a religion..
Thats not right - Christianity followed the Europeans west - killing or converting as they went. Europe, and the Western hemisphere are very similar cultures. The Hindu's and Buddhists also clain a billion followers, but over a smaller geographical area - and entirely alien cultures (To a white, middle class guy from Southern AZ.)
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> neighborhoods are divided into "wards" and three or four wards are grouped into "stakes" and then there are regions and areas.. wards are about 300-500 people who live close together, whose children go to school together, who, in essence, live and breath together.. there are a few people in each ward who are nons, and the mormons generally won't leave the non's alone... trying to involve the non's in mormon activities, tying to get the non's to go to church, etc..
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> visit orem, utah sometime.. see the most powerful meme i've ever seen in action.. welcome 2002 olympics..
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> matt
It would be very interesting to walk around your town. I think though that I might act like a spectator instead of a guest though, and that would not be very nice. Do you find that the non's are comfortable? I have met many Mormons and have many Mormon friends, Generally they are pretty nice and I rather enjoy them as a fun loving group. Is this also your perception? Obviously people are people - so I am speaking as a group. Bill Roh