The holy land
Flickr photo by lobstar28.SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. — Some people might wonder as they drive by this town why the water tower proclaims the municipality to be a "community of churches." (It's hard to tell from this photo, but trust me: that's what it says.)
That's been the South Holland slogan since 1976. And they take this church stuff pretty seriously. Businesses can't sell alcohol. Cable operators can't offer adult programming or on-demand channels.
As for the slogan, an Internet search reveals that there are 31 churches in South Holland. People, let's be more specific on our water towers from now on. A community of 31 churches. Got it?
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What does the Community of Churches (or the community of churches, for that matter) have against On Demand programming? Is it because they believe they must wait for salvation?
My guess is that it is so that people can't skirt the "no porn" rule.
Wow. According to census.gov, South Holland has only 21,083 people in it. My hometown has 28,560 and probably half that many churches and synagogues. That's a lot of churches.
They also used to have a law against businesses being open on Sundays, but I think that changed in the late 1980s.
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