I wonder what will happen as Utah becomes less and less LDS

[_daheshism]

It is already happening. More and more whites (Mormons or otherwise) move out of certain neighborhoods, and those neighborhoods become exclusively "minority". Hispanics sell drugs and form gangs, they "tag" all over the place, reducing property values, crime increases. Blacks and Polygnesians form gangs, and fight with hispanics for "turf". Blacks and hispanics TERRORIZE the few white kids in school, and white kids either have to join a gang (if allowed) for protection, or face daily and hourly terrorism and harrasment.

Hispanics and blacks have many children, and because larger, while Mormons have fewer children. Whites flee to various areas like southern Salt Lake County and Toole, and rich whites along benches. In next 30 years, Salt Lake County will be mostly hispanic and black, with some white enclaves around Draper, Bluffdale, and along benches, most whties will live in Toole County and commute to Salt Lake valley for work. Gang problem at that time will be like Los Angeles, and there will be 30,000 "street people" of all races and colors on the streets of Salt Lake, West Valley City, South Salt Lake, Sandy, Taylorsville, etc. Daily gang shootings and killings.

Fifty years from now, Toole will resemble Salt Lake, mostly minorities nad gangs, and the whites will live in small walled communities, protected by armed guards and high walls. Poor whites will have to assimulate into minority culture or face daily beatings, terrorism, and harrassment. Poor whites will move away to avoid daily terrorism. Rich whites in walled protected enclaves in benches and maybe a few in South Salt Lake and Tootle. Hispanics will be majority in the State.

[_Andy]

[quote="malaise"]People are leaving the church, non-Mormons are moving into the area, and the church is failing to convert people long term (most "converts" don't even last a year). My prediction is that it will drive more and more people away from the church, since the "bubble" that keeps people involved in family and church/community activities is going to be popped.[/qu

no i don't think so ..

[_Jason Bourne]

In answer to the op's title....

um... it will get better.

As long as the decline is not replaced by evangelical Christians .

[_Dr. Shades]

What/where is the "pgh metro area?"

pgh stands for pittsburgh.

Then why not just type out "Pittsburgh?"

[_Brutus]

A possible answer is to compare a western state that's similar to Utah in size and population and see what it has evolved into.

[_Hoops]

As long as the decline is not replaced by evangelical Christians .

Lol!! That would be bad!! (except for SBCs, they're the exception)

[_Jason Bourne]

SBCs!!???? Nah they are the worst!

[_Themis]

A possible answer is to compare a western state that's similar to Utah in size and population and see what it has evolved into.

Is there a state that is similar to Utah that was founded by a single religion?

It will be interesting as Utah becomes less then half LDS. LDS have controlled much of what goes on in the state.

[_Hoops]

never mind

[_Fiannan]

Aren't LDS birth rates in decline? They've been fighting against responsible family planning for years, but I don't think they'll be able to do much about the inevitable cultural shift toward fewer children per couple.

Well, the birth rate of the fundamentalists is still as high as ever. Think they will ever become a force to be reckoned with?