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How many churches/mosques/temples do you see everyday?
October 23, 2016 at 4:51 pm
Moving down to North Carolina 4 years ago, one thing I didn't expect was the absolute glut of churches in the area. I counted on my way to work today (30 minute drive), and I counted 12 churches between home and work. And I could count another 20 just in my general area.
It blows my mind how they can sustain so many churches on top of each other, across the street from each other. And from what I can tell, they're almost all the same denomination.
How much are you surrounded by houses of worship?
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RE: How many churches/mosques/temples do you see everyday?
October 23, 2016 at 4:54 pm
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I don't look. But I guess quite a few. Catholic mainly. And at the very least a century old. Most about a thousand years. The main church where I live being founded in 1114. Another one, the one my parents used to go to, even older. Early 8th century.
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RE: How many churches/mosques/temples do you see everyday?
October 23, 2016 at 4:55 pm
I pass one on the ~20 mile commute. Two if you count the one not too far from the route that you can't really see from a vehicle.
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RE: How many churches/mosques/temples do you see everyday?
October 23, 2016 at 4:58 pm
Actual houses of worship - 3.
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RE: How many churches/mosques/temples do you see everyday?
October 23, 2016 at 5:12 pm
I never noticed any but, of course, who's looking?
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RE: How many churches/mosques/temples do you see everyday?
October 23, 2016 at 5:13 pm
There's probably a dozen in and around my little town, honestly.
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RE: How many churches/mosques/temples do you see everyday?
October 23, 2016 at 5:15 pm
Within seven miles of my home, four. I see two every workday.
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RE: How many churches/mosques/temples do you see everyday?
October 23, 2016 at 5:27 pm
In my town (in the UK) there are four churches that I know of; an Anglican, a Catholic, a Baptist, and a Methodist. The first two have their own buildings and the latter two meet in rented places. No mosques or temples but there are some in a nearby city.
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RE: How many churches/mosques/temples do you see everyday?
October 23, 2016 at 5:57 pm
I only pass two, but that's only because I work in the part of town with few churches.
According to
http://www.churchfinder.com, we have 70 churches for a town with ~42,000 people. It's hard to swing a stick without hitting one.
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