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How the Mormons plan a city for 500,000 in Florida
theguardian ^
| Monday 30 January 2017 02.59 EST
| Claire Provost
Posted on 01/31/2017 4:16:19 AM PST by Elsie
From book to boom: how the Mormons plan a city for 500,000 in Florida
The Mormon church owns vast tracts of US land, and now envisages a huge new city on its Deseret Ranch but at what cost?
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TOPICS: Current Events
KEYWORDS: florida; land; mormon; mormons
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posted on
01/31/2017 4:16:19 AM PST
by
Elsie
To: Elsie
I remember reading something about this a long time ago. Iirc non-mormon farmers were unhappy about the amount of land being bought up by outsiders and relationships with the new owners didn’t get off to a good start.
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posted on
01/31/2017 4:25:21 AM PST
by
kalee
To: Elsie
Mormons-Muslims with a haircut.
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posted on
01/31/2017 4:27:44 AM PST
by
MuttTheHoople
(Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
To: Elsie
Does anyone know how the Ave Maria community is working out?
What's not to like about this?
- A demographic where less than 15% voted for Hillary in a swing state where 47% did?
- Massive investments by a group which supports traditional marriage and family values?
- Chicken Little environmentalists already screaming "the sky is falling"?
I wish more religious bodies were engaged in capitalism to this extent. It would make the support for Pope Frank style socialism a LOT less.
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posted on
01/31/2017 4:28:33 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
To: Vigilanteman
About to say the same. This only means more republican votes in a swing state.
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posted on
01/31/2017 4:31:43 AM PST
by
manc
( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
To: JonPreston
Ave Maria is great! It was just made a Parish Church by the Bishop recently. Lots of nice houses, restaurants, shopping, etc.
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posted on
01/31/2017 4:35:46 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: manc
Yep, for all the hand wringing by Mutt Romney, Utah was solidly carried by Trump. The only counties won by Hillary were two where Mormons are a demographic minority. You can look it up.
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posted on
01/31/2017 4:37:32 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
To: MuttTheHoople
Mormons-Muslims with a haircut. Disagree. Mormons aren't looking to blow themselves up nor anyone else.
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posted on
01/31/2017 4:42:16 AM PST
by
ealgeone
To: Elsie
Clearwater is the scientologists turf.......There could be a rumble.
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posted on
01/31/2017 4:42:42 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
To: Ann Archy
Thank you. I followed the concept from the opening but lost track over the years. So glad it’s a success.
To: kalee
Outsiders? Gimme a break - these folks ARE Americans...
Obama allowed the UN to bring in half a million people from 3re world hellholes to be our ‘immigrants’. Talk about ‘outsiders’....
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posted on
01/31/2017 5:04:49 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(America is my home, it is not a "refugee" camp. (anonymous))
To: MuttTheHoople
You guys working as a team? I live in Florida and this piece is pure BS.
Outsiders? Gimme a break - these folks ARE Americans...
Obama allowed the UN to bring in half a million people from 3re world hellholes to be our ‘immigrants’. Talk about ‘outsiders’....
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posted on
01/31/2017 5:06:16 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(America is my home, it is not a "refugee" camp. (anonymous))
To: Vigilanteman; manc
I wish more religious bodies were engaged in capitalism to this extent. Another state where they are expanding is New Hampshirewhich, no thanks to a recent New Jersey influx, has recently become another swing state!
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posted on
01/31/2017 5:06:18 AM PST
by
Does so
("The Business of America is Business"--President Calvin Coolidge...)
To: V_TWIN
Who wins? Depends on which Tom Cruise shows up.
To: Elsie
the Mormon church should started this idea in 1990 .
it’s all Puerto Rican over there now and its mess over there.
the church can build but the welfare Puerto Ricans will move in.
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posted on
01/31/2017 5:17:11 AM PST
by
ncalburt
To: Elsie; All
To: ealgeone; All
Mormons aren't looking to blow themselves up nor anyone else.Yet bring to mind the original 9.1.1. terrorist act in this country: 9/11/1857 The Mountain Meadows Massacre, including children & moms.
To: ealgeone
They’re clean-cut, plastic people who follow a theology that makes L.Ron Hubbard seem like a respectable theologian.
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posted on
01/31/2017 5:27:43 AM PST
by
MuttTheHoople
(Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
To: JonPreston
I was curious about how it was doing myself.
Here's an article describing it as one of the most successful planned communities in the U.S.
In related news, it's 89 degrees in Naples, Florida.
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posted on
01/31/2017 5:28:00 AM PST
by
Oratam
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