Ophelia wrote:

> On 04/05/2021 21:43, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > S Viemeister wrote:
> >
> > > On 04/05/2021 12:52, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > > > Gary wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > > > > > Gary wrote:
> > > > > > > I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could
> > > > > > > always move to the hills in West Virginia where that's
> > > > > > > more common.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Isn't that where the snake handlers are?
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes! The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of
> > > > > super religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to
> > > > > pretend to be very religious.
> > > >
> > > > There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
> > > > Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname
> > > > "Black Stockings".
> > > >
> > > A bit like the 'Wee Frees' in Scotland?
> >
> > I had to look them up. They're Presbyterians. I believe that's the
> > most doom and gloom branch of Protestantism and they'd have that in
> > common with the Black Stockings. "We're born sinners and regardless
> > of how we live our lives, sinners we will always remain." Real
> > party animals.
> >
> > Fundi Dutch Protestants love schisms. If they disagree about some
> > religious dogma ("How many angels fit on the tip of a pin?"), they
> > throw another schism. So they all have their little churches and sub
> > churches and sub churches of sub churches. Every sub church knows
> > better than the other sub churches.
> >
> > Oh and covid vaccinations are frowned upon. It's up to the Lord
> > whether we get covid, not up to some heathen scientists and their
> > vaccinations. They still have cases of polio because of those
> > views.
> >
> > Enjoy!
>
> ---
>
> Oh dear

This small group isn't growing nor getting smaller. I think the parents
brainwash their children and that's how it keeps going.

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