Resident
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6/24/2006
Very "born and raised", "born again" town. Not friendly to newcomers. Better if you belong to a Fundamentalist/Evangelical church. Otherwise, acceptance into the community is a struggle. It is know in Guiness Book of World Records as having the most churches per capita. This demonstrates, to me, an inability to get along with one another or compromise. Milton has a local radio station and it is a daily occurrence for those who do not subscribe to the mindset of those born and raised here in Santa Rosa County to be belittled. There are many groups not approved of by SRC residents e.g. Catholics, homosexuals, anyone who does not belong to a church with evangelical bent. I have lived all over the U.S. and in Europe. Never have I encountered yard signs warning of the wages of sin or heard of church memberships throwing church members out of the congregaions. My parents were thrown out of a church because my step-brother had lived with a woman for over 20 yrs. He could not provide her medical insurance which she received as a benefit from the government. Not only my parents bu my sister's family, my brother's family, his best friends who had been church members since the church was built. The schools have a high level of violence altough they score well on the FCAT which is a state govt tool that tests all grade children from elementary through H.S. annually for performance. As a result many parents complain that teachers are forced to teach FCAT preaparation rather than a rounded education. I would not recomend Milton or Santa Rosa County to anyone.
Barb | Milton, FL