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Re: Religion in New England
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It's quite a bit of the old 'whatever' in our area. My Father's Grandfather was a Baptist circuit preacher in Elbert County Georgia. My Mom's Grands were confused. There were some who were still Catholic, since they were the Spanish line. Their spouse may or may not have been Catholic. Some ended up as Baptist. Mom's Dad was one of the founders of Myrtle Grove Baptist Church.
I have to laugh everytime I think about my GreatGrandmother Francis Parker Caro. She was Baptist. Pillar of the church, most of the time but it seems word got back to the pastor that she and Pap had allowed the young people to ('GASP'!!!) DANCE!!!!! at a party in their home. The pastor met her at the door the next Sunday morning and told her she was NOT welcome. She was so angry she piled those kids in the wagon and drove into Pensacola, from Myrtle Grove, and toted those younguns into St Michael's Catholic Church and told the Priest they were a converting that very day. She allowed the 2 oldest sons to stay in the Baptist Church because they were about grown anyway and they did. She was the daughter of William Pinckney Parker, 8th Fl. Inf.

At least in my family, choice of denomination isn't always based on belief but spite.

Pam

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