Actually there is a valid, interesting connection to be made here - there are quite a few christians here and I'm pretty sure if you ran some kinda cross-reference you'd see a very strong link to unflappable Bush/neocon/xtian coalition support, which is elsewhere a pretty big anachronism in youth-based activity unless you're in Utah. Big parental link too, I think, since skiing is generally financially prohibitive for a kid without up-mid class parents, or parents steeped in tradition, who are the base GOP demographic. I think that's why NS on the whole has such a different tone than other youth-focussed sites. FWIW, I grew up pentecostal, then mennonite, then nada. My mom is still pretty hardcore xtian, but we get along fine, since I think it's made her a much happier person. My dad still goes to church but he's exploited church for business networking before (as some of you get older you'll realize this happens. A lot.) so I don't buy his act.
