tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748491872959895076.post1195739677900496888..comments2024-01-27T08:03:09.251-05:00Comments on Religion in the American West: My Dinner with Jon (Huntsman)Religion in the American Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10840982555917381092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748491872959895076.post-28249448378868988952012-12-03T14:46:46.531-05:002012-12-03T14:46:46.531-05:00Great insight Laurie, Thanks!Great insight Laurie, Thanks!Kondennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748491872959895076.post-9370983656876213972012-11-26T11:01:16.219-05:002012-11-26T11:01:16.219-05:00I only lived in California for one year (72-73) an...I only lived in California for one year (72-73) and it was Santa Monica, not the Bay area, but the California Mormons I encountered bore no resemblance to the ones you describe. In fact, having previously lived in Minnesota and Utah, I concluded that Mormon conservatism and intolerance was a function of distance from the Atlantic Ocean. (Not that I still believe this.) John Birch propaganda and the N word were the order of the day.Last Lemmingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748491872959895076.post-40361271207035874162012-11-24T10:58:32.194-05:002012-11-24T10:58:32.194-05:00From Doug Firth Anderson:
Yes, thanks Laurie. As ...From Doug Firth Anderson:<br /><br />Yes, thanks Laurie. As you might recall, we tried to suggest this in Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Region, eds. Wade Clark Roof and Mark Silk. However, since few seem to be listening, the point bears repeating!Religion in the American Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10840982555917381092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748491872959895076.post-62695894548562130682012-11-19T10:39:49.333-05:002012-11-19T10:39:49.333-05:00Great insights, Laurie. Thanks for sharing.
I am ...Great insights, Laurie. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />I am reminded of how, being raised in Utah, I grew up thinking of California as something distinctly non-western--as a region outside of "the West," as I understood the West. I think you've articulated well some of the regional differences, in terms of religious identity, that probably informed that gut feeling. Stan Thaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680909485025905083noreply@blogger.com