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What if the upper midwestern USA develops differently than OTL Here's my scenario. Duluth and Superior diversify their economies in the early 1910s and weather the economic storm that destroys their once promising growth. Duluth has a population of 300K and superior around 150K and have a...

The Minneapolis franchise probably wouldn't exist because Minneapolis would likely be either absorbed into nearby Saint Paul or become a suburb of Richfield, MN.

Both Joseph Smith and William Miller both were originally from around the same place in VT and grew up around the same place in upstate NY. They were both influenced by the charismatic, apocalyptic preachers of that area. They both came up with two vastly different religions. They probably...

That's getting into ASB territory. Eventually, the JWs would want congressional representation in both the state and the federal houses to prevent against any anti-JW laws being passed. However, that'll be a catch 22 because any political involvement would result in a massive schism in the church.

Probably not. If the JW church gets involved in politics in any way whatsoever, there's going to be a schism. Case in point, this splinter group right here formed when the JWs changed their doctrine.

I'm leaning towards "New Judea" because that particular family of religions is very iconoclastic. Naming the place "Utah" would be counter towards their iconoclasm. "New Judea" would be a more likely name. I'm surprised you didn't chuckle at my little pun though.

The LDS church and the JWs are from two VERY different Christian families. The JWs are from the Millerite family tree, which includes the JW predecessor religions of the Bible Students and the Seventh Day Adventists while the LDS church is relegated their own family tree, being distantly...

I should have used a different term. They're apolitical.

Did you read this part?

There could be a paper bag or hickory stick test to determine who's "white" and who's "not white". A person who is lighter than a random, debarked stick of hickory is considered "white", and anybody who is darker than that color is considered "nonwhite". There are a lot of lighter skinned...

Here's my idea. The USA plays divide and conquer with the Iberio-Mexicans by giving them full citizenship while Amerindian Mexicans are regarded as "Indians" and have no rights. The Black Mexicans are deported to Belize or sold into slavery.

I'm going to necromance this thread only because this has so much potential. The Jehovah's Witness group is anti-political, therefore forming a political entity where JWs are the majority would be counter to their beliefs and probably cause a huge, destructive schism in the church. Many would...

I can help with this. Obama joins the LA punk scene and starts his own band. "Darkest Africa" gains some mainstream notoriety after their accidental and fluke hit song, a collaboration between the former members of British Goth Rock band Bauhaus (Performing as "Love and Rockets") and Darkest...

I'm surprised that nobody thought of a popular winter team sport in this ATL. Considering that few parts of the USA would be located in the sun belt in this TL, hockey or bandy would probably be the 2nd biggest sport in the country. I'm going with hockey, since hockey is more physical. Bandy...