For more on the Hispanic Reformation, here is a direct link to the Time Magazine article referenced:
http://nation.time.com/2013/04/04/the-rise-of-evangelicos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+delicious%2Fgqlf+%28Christian+Headlines+Top+Headlines%29#ixzz2PnitlZBd
Most of the “converts” are probably not converting, but were nominal Catholics. Just as Luther and Calvin were the wake up call resulting in the Counter-revolution, the evangelization of Hispanics (and Africans and Koreans) may be the wake up call to the Catholic Church today. As a Lutheran, I welcome it.
The Dreamers® are going to vote conservative too- you’ll see! that’s what they keep telling us! Mars and skyscrapers, here we come!!
By the way, traditionally Catholic countries have as many Church-goers, or as few, as any Protestant or non-Christian country.
There will probably be as many fallen-away Protestants as there were fallen-away Catholics.
As it stands, Hispanic Protestants are still over 50% democrat/lean democrat, and that number will increase.
I would like to see all my Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters living joy-filled lives in Jesucristo nuestro Senor. If some do so in Protestant congregations and others as Catholics ... well, everyone has different circumstances in their lives, and you end up where you do.
The important thing is to love God and love your neighbor.
I think we should be glad when anyone comes to a living, vital, real relationship with the Lord Jesus regardless of which church it occurs/-ed in. Hopefully, if the relationship is real, Christ through the Holy Spirit will lead them to where the “Living water” is. I know on fire Roman Catholics and dead Baptists and vis versa. There are enough luke warm so-called nominal Christians in both denominations and we don’t need any more of those. We all know we don’t need more priests molesting little boys and we don’t need any more Westboro Baptist type haters. No perfect church/denomination this side of eternity - sin has marred and scarred us all. Let’s rejoice in what the Lord is doing and where he chooses to bless as we sure need more real disciples. I have differences with the Catholic Church that’s why I’m not Catholic. But I know many Catholics that are sold out for Jesus and I rejoice in that and call them my brothers and sisters.
I pray that this reformation will spread like wildfire through the Latin world and lessen the slavery and ignorance of Roman control.
Let’s hope that this can save Texas.