I think there is, unfortunately, an uncommonly large number of hardboiled Protestants in Texas, particularly Baptists—I’m sorry to say—who love whacking fellow professed Christians, Catholics and Mormons in particular. A fair number of George W. Bush’s major Texas backers rejected Romney out of hand in 2008 because they viewed him as a cult member. Dislike of Catholics also has deep roots there. You may recall that in 1960, Texas’ Protestant pastors gave JFK a particularly hard time. I’m not a fan of either JFK or Mitt Romney, but that’s because I detest liberalism, not because of their religion. Inter-Christian strife is always nasty, and in their wisdom our Founding Fathers were keen to avoid replicating Europe’s religious strife here in America. Whether it’s strife between Protestants and Catholics, or between Eastern Orthodox and Catholics, or some new permutation such as non-Mormon Christians vs. Mormons, I don’t want it and I don’t need it. While I view Mormon theology as wacky and differ with Catholics on Marianism and the role they accord to saints, I don’t dispute their Christianity. They believe in Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and no other god beyond that. They affirm that Jesus is God, and that’s good enough for me.
Did you miss that part of Texas history?
Even today it's a majority Catholic area.
Protestants must feel the pressure and understand their presence isn't really wanted.
As far as JFK and the ministers were concerned, JFK wasn't really a good Catholic. None of the Kennedy crowd are you know.
Now, understanding all of that why are you being so hard on the Protestants in Texas? Could it be that you'd like for them to leave?!