The mega-churches scare the shit out of me. The only people near here who have one are the Pentecostals. It looks like a mall with enormous metal letters on the outside of the building spelling out "THE PENTECOSTALS" in case passersby didn't see the equally enormous "THE PENTECOSTALS" sign out by the road. The nearest churches and temples for other faiths are hours away. Mom doesn't have the energy to get up at 3AM on Sunday to drive three hours to the nearest EO church, so she "internet-commutes" and watches the service on the computer most of the time.
I'm also ashamed that Murfreesboro, where I went to college, is the focus of the "Unwelcome in America" CNN documentary about the irrational fears people have about having mosques in their town. I saw some of the clips, and they broke my heart. This crazy lady got up at the town meeting and started saying that, "This is the start! They're starting to infiltrate so they can KILL US!!!" without realizing that the mosque has been in Murfreesboro for almost 30 years without any problems and just wants to build a new facility instead of being next to the frickin' bowling alley. The college campus, which feels like the majority of the town, is very open and accepting to a very diverse population of students, many of whom counter-protested the anti-Muslim vocal townsfolk. The older people in M'boro have the attitude of "Kids are stupid. They let their feelings think for them. They don't know what the "real world" is like."
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Date: 2011-03-30 05:57 am (UTC)I'm also ashamed that Murfreesboro, where I went to college, is the focus of the "Unwelcome in America" CNN documentary about the irrational fears people have about having mosques in their town. I saw some of the clips, and they broke my heart. This crazy lady got up at the town meeting and started saying that, "This is the start! They're starting to infiltrate so they can KILL US!!!" without realizing that the mosque has been in Murfreesboro for almost 30 years without any problems and just wants to build a new facility instead of being next to the frickin' bowling alley. The college campus, which feels like the majority of the town, is very open and accepting to a very diverse population of students, many of whom counter-protested the anti-Muslim vocal townsfolk. The older people in M'boro have the attitude of "Kids are stupid. They let their feelings think for them. They don't know what the "real world" is like."