“We used to be very religious as a community. Now fewer people are in the church because for us church was partly entertainment, and now with TV and internet, that is entertainment. Church was also about family. Parents and grandparents took their kids and grandkids; they don’t do that anymore. We used to be self-sufficient here. People wouldn’t take gifts. We had pride. Self-respect. Then we were flooded with gifts from the government; it took people’s pride and self-respect away. The government and internet hurt our churches, and Walmart coming to town closed every mom-and-pop business. Now
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