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According to Churches and Church Membership in the United States 2000, Texas ranks:
• First in number of Evangelical Protestants, with 5,083,087.
• Second, behind Pennsylvania, in number of Mainline Protestants at
1,705,394.
• Third in number of Catholics, behind California and New York.
• Third in number of Buddhist congregations.
• Fifth in number of Muslims.
• Fifth in number of Hindu congregations.
• Sixth in number of Mormons.
• Tenth in number of Jews.
Although Texas at the turn of the millennium has about 13 million church members and adherents, organized religion developed slowly in the state.
The Indian tribes that inhabited the territory of Texas prior to the coming of Europeans in the 16th century engaged in a variety of religious practices. Most embraced, however vaguely, the concept of a supreme being. They were not monotheistic, however, believing instead in a variety of supernatural powers, organized in a hierarchy. For agricultural Indians, various ceremonies accompanied planting and harvesting of crops, and nomadic Indians sought the help of spirits before hunting expeditions for game. Roman Catholic missionaries brought Christianity to Texas. . . . (for more, click).
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