In which I enter the Bible Belt, catch The Hini, and learn a valuable lesson. The farm I arrive at is much larger than any of the previous ones I have visited, consisting of 60+ goats, 600 chickens, and a few cows and some turkeys. But it is the family - the farmer, farmer's wife, daughter, son and his wife - that immediately grab my attention, or more accurately their strong religious views. From the large "Jesus IS The Answer' sticker on the fridge, to the 'Highway Hymns' songbook on the piano, to the numerous 'Bless Our Home' wall hangings and related paraphernalia, it is clear I have unwittingly blundered into a Bible Belt. Add to this the various 'Vote Conservative' stickers also adorning the fridge door, and the cd of "The Gloryland Girls: We Pledge
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