Any particular regions/towns/major cities in Texas known particularly for being strongly fundamentalist Christian?
Any resources on Fundamentalist Christianity, particularly more along the church culture side of things... what do they do in church, what sort of events does the church put on, are there any organizations within the church for really involved members, or in what ways are people able to volunteer for their church? Catholics have the Knights of Columbus, do they have anything similar?
----------
6,771 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 13 07
It kind of depends on which of the 50,000 or so "flavors" of Fundamentalist Christianity you are talking about. Some can be characterized by their doctrinal differences. Some can be characterized by different practices inside and outside worship services. Some can be characterized by geography. Some can be characterized by cultural influences of the immigrants who brought the faith with them. Some can be characterized by something of a "cult of personality."
And I'm not much of an expert on Fundamentalism!
If you would consider Lutherans instead, there are several places in Texas. Near Giddings is Serbin. Both are settlements for German Texans and Wendish heritage.
You are welcome to look at my personal webpage links http://www.worthywomanpage.com/links.html and later today I will be updating my church website http://www.ziontomball.org/
You can e-mail me here if that isn't enough help, but I won't be spending much time online... ;-) There is this novel I'm working on and I'm way behind!
----------Lisa S. Yahoo!-WorthyWoman
Web Site URL: http://www.WORTHYWOMANPAGE.COM
Blog: http://blssdndcnt.blogspot.com/
$1.99 Domain Names http://tinyurl.com/ywg3rj
Web Hosting As low as $3.99/mo!
http://tinyurl.com/2cmvs3
50,512 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 15 06
I'm from Texas, and I can tell you that the hardcore fundamentalist thing is a lot more common in the small towns. So, if you get out just about anywhere with a really scattered population, but I would say esp. the Panhandle (North Texas) and East Texas. Hope this helps.
----------Quinn
*~*~*
The story was writing itself and I was having a hard time keeping up with it. ~Ernest Hemingway
http://www.museumofidiots.com
35,388 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 19 58
For a mid-size college town with a (un)healthy history of intolerance, check out Waco. My personal favorite Waco nut story:
Bill Nye Boo'd for Saying the Moon Reflects the Sun's Light
Good luck!
-------------
Reddiemom
Nano 2006 - Winner - Letters from Home
Nano 2007 - Nerissa: The Tale of a Death and What Came After