"The Bubble"

America is a melting pot. A place where all races, religions, etc can believe, say, and feel however they want. Right? Wrong. At least, in Idaho. The rest of America is more tolerant.

Being LDS, I know I should fully agree with all the people here who try to make Idaho a bubble. But I don't. Today is Halloween, and the majority of LDS people sent their kids trick-or-treating last night, expecting all people, LDS or not, to hand out candy to their kids. However, most of those same LDS people will refuse to hand out candy tonight because it's Sunday. What about all the non-LDS kids? They don't get candy because they don't share your beliefs? I'm sorry, I just don't agree with that. And how is meeting your neighbors and sharing treats breaking the sabbath? I don't get it.

Another example: Last week the CITY of Rexburg refused to approve a Halloween party in downtown  Rexburg because they were afraid people might dress scantily. (A), it was cold. Why would people want to wear so little clothing? and (B), even if people didn't mind freezing, what business is it of the city's what people wear? Churches, schools, even restaurants can say what people can wear in them. But should a city really have that kind of power? Is the city not going to allow any kind of holiday celebration because girls might not dress up to Mormon standards? Seriously, people. I think if a lifelong LDS Idahoan were to go spend a few days in New York they might not make it out alive.