I had this post ready this first part of February but posting it got lost in the chaos of Cyclone Gita. Hope you enjoy it now.
Christian Churches
The people of America Samoa are very devoted to their church. Jesus is a very important part of their lives. Here are just some of the many churches on the island - Catholic, London Mission Society, etc. Each church has a very large fale next to it. Every weekend there's a bingo game going on. These aren't just ordinary bingo games - pay to play and hope to win the pot. There's also a large home for their pastor to live in. The pastor is paid from the donations that members give. We hear that donations to the religious leader is a hard custom to break when someone joins the LDS church. There's some adjustments to living the law of tithing.
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