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Is the largest southern Baptist church really in Orange County, CA? When I think of California I think of people that aren't very religious. To me southern Baptists and Californians are at opposite ends of the spectrum. This is probably a stereotype that a lot of people have of CA.
California towns actually dominate the list of America's most conservative cities.
LOL We are just going to have to agree to disagree about most of West Texas. Polo (except for the trans-pecos area which is definitely the true SW).
Otherwise, sure, the physical landscape of most of West Texas has nothing in commmon with the Southeast. However, historically and culturally it was heavily influenced by Southern settlers and it is very different from the Hispanic/Native American dominated "Southwest" of New Mexico and Arizona. It is not just the domination of the Southern Baptists, but voting patterns, speech, etc. But with all that said, I acknowledge your points...we are probably just proceeding from different angles. No problem. And of course, we both agree that Texas is essentially a Southern state...which is probably the bottom-line, anyway..
On a related tangent, are you sure about Orange County in California? I will have to check it out, but I had always heard the single largest Southern Baptist Church (in terms of membership numbers) was the First Baptist Church in Dallas...
Yeah, bottom line we agree Texas is in the South. We have an agreement with that. And yes I read somewhere that Saddleback Church in Orange County California was the largest Southern Baptist church in the US. If it's not LARGEST, it's one of the LARGEST.
California towns actually dominate the list of America's most conservative cities.
Well when I said CA I was thinking of the liberal part of CA (LA and SF). I know there are two Californias, the liberal coast and the conservative interior. Most people seem to forget that a large part of CA is actually conservative. They always think of LA and SF (the liberal part).
Yeah, bottom line we agree Texas is in the South. We have an agreement with that. And yes I read somewhere that Saddleback Church in Orange County California was the largest Southern Baptist church in the US. If it's not LARGEST, it's one of the LARGEST.
So basically Californians aren't a bunch of liberal atheists like a lot of people around the country seem to think. It seems this is a stereotype like TX is nothing but desert and cowboys.
So basically Californians aren't a bunch of liberal atheists like a lot of people around the country seem to think. It seems this is a stereotype like TX is nothing but desert and cowboys.
Yes this is a stereotype from what I've researched. And Texas isn't just a bunch of conservative gun lovers like people seem to to think either.
You have clearly never been to West Texas or Big Bend. All of the following pictures were taken IN TEXAS.
Didnt know there were saguaros in TX.
But I love Texas because it's true, you have your Dixie African-American culture on the east, the bayous and piney woods influenced by Lousiana, you have your Midwestern Heartland prairie country in the north, influenced by Oklahoma, and you have your Cowboy-Mexican culture on the West, influenced by New Mexico.
So basically Californians aren't a bunch of liberal atheists like a lot of people around the country seem to think. It seems this is a stereotype like TX is nothing but desert and cowboys.
Good point...I heard an interesting statistic recently: Colorado Springs has the highest percentage of evangelical christians in the U.S.
Good point...I heard an interesting statistic recently: Colorado Springs has the highest percentage of evangelical christians in the U.S.
Yeah I can believe it. I heard the Colorado Springs area is real conservative. When I hear about real conservative areas I always think they're real religious areas as well. I always feel like being conservative and being religious goes hand in hand. This doesn't hold through in the northeast though because in the northeast you have a lot of Catholics which are also religious people but most people in the northeast are liberals. I guess since I live in the south that's why I have the idea that conservative values and religious values goes hand in hand.
Yeah I can believe it. I heard the Colorado Springs area is real conservative. When I hear about real conservative areas I always think they're real religious areas as well. I always feel like being conservative and being religious goes hand in hand. This doesn't hold through in the northeast though because in the northeast you have a lot of Catholics which are also religious people but most people in the northeast are liberals. I guess since I live in the south that's why I have the idea that conservative values and religious values goes hand in hand.
I have a really good friend from Colorado Springs. It is really conservative and religious. Focus on the Family is HQ in Colorado Springs if that tells you anything. Whats ironic is that you have Boulder, one of the most liberal cities in the country, a few hours north.
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