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My new neighbor was a racist.🤬
I had just driven from California to Florida. I had pulled into my new driveway, then a man approached us with his kids…
…AND HE WANTED TO GREET HIS NEW NEIGHBORS.
He, first of all, wanted to give me church references.
Next, he asked me what school my kids were going to go to, and I said, Lake Mary. 🧡 Nice, huh?
So this holy rolling Christian said, “Just look out for the (N-WORD’s).
OMG — I was in the Bible belt! — WTF?
The Bible Belt is a region located primarily in the southern United States. This informal term is used to describe an area with conservative Protestant values. This region also has attendance numbers at Christian churches that exceed the national average.
👉Yes, he said in front of his kids and mine!👈
Holy shit! — I just froze dead in my tracks. I was speechless!
My 15-year-old son heard that and turned and walked away.
Welcome to the deep south. Bible belt country. He lived right next door.
We were now in the Bible belt. — What is meant by the Bible Belt?
Definition of Bible Belt: an area chiefly in the southern U.S. whose inhabitants are believed to hold uncritical allegiance to the literal accuracy of the Bible broadly: an area characterized by ardent religious fundamentalism.
I had heard of the bible belt, but I had just gotten a stark lesson.
So we continued to move into our new home. Carrying in boxes and stuff, all time I felt bewildered. Did that just really happen was playing over and over in my head.
