Dr. Bruce wrote:
> 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.
>

A family tradition, like ass sniffing?