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Unread 05-01-2009, 03:57 PM
 
Location: Houston- Clear Lake City
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I think Catholics in the metro form a plurality, not majority. From what I've read it's been this way for at least a few decades now. Wouldn't be surprised if it goes majority soon though!!!
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Unread 05-02-2009, 12:31 AM
 
Location: Rose Capital of The World
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I think Catholics in the metro form a plurality, not majority. From what I've read it's been this way for at least a few decades now. Wouldn't be surprised if it goes majority soon though!!!
Catholicism is prevalent in the southern parts of Texas from Houston all the way to The Valley & all along the Gulf Coast to New Orleans, mostly due to the large influx of Spanish & French who settled there way back when.
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Unread 06-15-2009, 10:45 PM
 
Location: H-town!
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Catholicism is prevalent in the southern parts of Texas from Houston all the way to The Valley & all along the Gulf Coast to New Orleans, mostly due to the large influx of Spanish & French who settled there way back when.
You're exactly right. Harris County is mostly Catholics. From Houston south to Mexico is mostly Catholic because of the Hispanic people. North of Houston up to Missouri and Kentucky is mostly southern Baptists.
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Unread 09-19-2009, 04:40 AM
 
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Does Houston have "dense walkable areas" as you said Oakland does? Like you, I'm looking for Asian areas (in my case, Chinese & Indian or Pakistani) and places to walk. I'm quite fond of Flushing, but NYC gets a little too cold. Not to mention that Houston is cheaper.
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Unread 09-19-2009, 09:32 AM
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I think this was a great post because I to am moving to Houston for college, but my one request is could people please address some of the other things he said and not just the church/religion part.

Like how is the dating scene? How is racism... I want to date women of all races because love is color blind, but just becuse I know that doesn't mean the culture of that state will agree everyone has that mind set.
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Unread 09-19-2009, 10:25 AM
 
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There are several universities as well as several community colleges in Houston. You will get better replies if you tell us which one you will attend. Where do you live now?
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Unread 09-19-2009, 02:19 PM
 
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Does Houston have "dense walkable areas" as you said Oakland does? Like you, I'm looking for Asian areas (in my case, Chinese & Indian or Pakistani) and places to walk. I'm quite fond of Flushing, but NYC gets a little too cold. Not to mention that Houston is cheaper.
the main dense walkable houston area i know of is montrose and rice village. As far as Asian areas, Houston has two but not sure if you would call them walkable though
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Unread 09-19-2009, 02:29 PM
 
Location: everywhere
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the main dense walkable houston area i know of is montrose and rice village.
How about Midtown, the Heights or even Downtown?
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Unread 09-19-2009, 04:41 PM
 
Location: H-town!
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Great comments. I can see where you are coming from with the churchy/baptist feel as this is the South and Houston is known for its mega-churches. Due to its large Hispanic and immigrant population, Houston is a majority Catholic in reality.
Yeah I've seen a statistic that Harris County has more Catholics than anything else. So Catholicism is the majority in Harris County not just Houston.
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Unread 09-20-2009, 02:59 PM
 
Location: Houston, Texas
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That has me cracking up. My father was in the Korean War and go injurred and spent a couple of months getting operated on and healing in Tokyo. He came back home to, yes, Ohio but always showed off his Japonese by saying "arrigoto goziemous" (sp???) when he wanted to say "thank you very much".
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