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    California and Christianity

    Can someone update the real christian influence in California.
    I know that there are many mega churches and believers who are well known but California for years is left leaning and liberal laws abound.

    Are the real believers that much of a minority?


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    We have 2 California's, inland and coastal.

    Inland Ca is like the Bible Belt of Ca.

    Coastal is where the wealthy elites, Hollywood types, Silicon Valley tech people, movie stars & famous people including Al Gore, Oprah, Pelosi etc.

    Inland people are ranchers, farmers, blue collar, middle income people.

    13 million Hispanics here and most of them are Christian with strong family values. They are the most faithful to church IMO. Wealthy whites are the least.

    We have a massive Filipino & Korean community (1 million) and they are mostly Christian.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post
    We have 2 California's, inland and coastal.

    Inland Ca is like the Bible Belt of Ca.

    Coastal is where the wealthy elites, Hollywood types, Silicon Valley tech people, movie stars & famous people including Al Gore, Oprah, Pelosi etc.

    Inland people are ranchers, farmers, blue collar, middle income people.

    13 million Hispanics here and most of them are Christian with strong family values. They are the most faithful to church IMO. Wealthy whites are the least.

    We have a massive Filipino & Korean community (1 million) and they are mostly Christian.
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    Exactly! I went up to a northern mountain community for Christmas and I felt like I was in another state like Idaho. Totally different people and attitudes from where I live. The attitudes in the SF area nauseating.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post
    Exactly! I went up to a northern mountain community for Christmas...
    Bethel?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post
    Exactly! I went up to a northern mountain community for Christmas and I felt like I was in another state like Idaho. Totally different people and attitudes from where I live. The attitudes in the SF area nauseating.
    Exactly. That is the American design, states and counties were designed to be largely free from federal rule. The way federal policies come to the state is via money and funding ... you want lunch money? Here is your curriculum. Nationwide speed limit? Tied to funding for roads and bridges..

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Bethel?
    Not quite that far. They are 3-4hrs north of Sacramento. I was a little over an hour north. I do need to get up there sometime. It's about a 5hr drive I think.

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    Exactly! I went up to a northern mountain community for Christmas and I felt like I was in another state like Idaho. Totally different people and attitudes from where I live. The attitudes in the SF area nauseating.
    I think you'd be able to observe similar differences in many of our states.

    For example, in the 2020 election, New York State as a whole went strongly for Biden, but there were huge differences between regions. In Manhattan, the vote was 77% for Biden, but in Allegany Count (on western side of state at border with PA), the vote was 68% for Trump. A Manhattanite who was transported to Allegany would think he was on a different planet, and vice versa.

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    Quote Originally Posted by njtom View Post
    I think you'd be able to observe similar differences in many of our states.

    For example, in the 2020 election, New York State as a whole went strongly for Biden, but there were huge differences between regions. In Manhattan, the vote was 77% for Biden, but in Allegany Count (on western side of state at border with PA), the vote was 68% for Trump. A Manhattanite who was transported to Allegany would think he was on a different planet, and vice versa.
    I think NY & CA especially share a stark contrast. The entire circumference of the SF Metro pop.is 8.7 million. Inland and the northern area will never stand a chance. That's why they want to break off and create a new state called Jefferson.

    I find getting out of the metro refreshing. The people actually speak and say hello. In general, the people (similar to NY) are cold. They(most)will not make eye contact and are very short with each other. There's a strong attitude of intellectual elitism. It's all about what university you attended, what you drive, your zip code, etc etc. Very superficial. But at the same time, I can sense a real sadness and loneliness deep inside.

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