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Old 05-31-2012, 11:08 AM   #3
Shadera
I think it's sad, but I wouldn't necessarily make the jump to calling it stupid. Who am I to judge someone else for their religious beliefs? Is my own version so perfect, that I can huck those stones?

There are small groups in the Appalachians who cling to their old family traditions and beliefs. Just the way it is. It sucks that it had to be a snake bite, I won't deny that, but if these guys wanna stick a shotgun barrel in their mouths and dance around with their big toe on the trigger, there's nothing the rest of us can do about it. West Virginia is one of the last (if not *the* last?) where this practice is allowed.