Let me relate one story about living in the south. A long time neighbor, who attends the largest baptist church near me, called me to recruit my help. It was a normal neighborly call and I thought it was about a chicken-que. But it turned out to be a rallying call to get everyone she could to go to a meeting and root out what she called "the gay liberals" who wanted to volunteer at the local fire department.
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I gasped something like "we can't do that!" She laughed and said why not? This is what she and other members of this church believe. Book bans, anti critical race theory. etc. etc. Their pastor gives political endorsements from pulpit. They hold three services every sunday and its a huge congregation. Its typical here. I hope it isn't other places
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@CinnamonGirlE This is my experience in the south too. The huge church near me had a giant Trump cardboard man they proudly displayed whereas my last trip to NY I saw a rainbow flag on a church.

@MidnightRider @CinnamonGirlE

There is rainbow flag on a church in Asheville. We are a blue island floating in a sea of red.

@LnzyHou @MidnightRider @CinnamonGirlE

I don't live in Austin, TX, but I think they feel the same way!

20 yrs ago when I move to WV it was solid blue.That included 2 US Sens. 2 of 3 US Congresspersons, State Governor & Legislature. JFK & Eleanor Roosevelt were there heroes!

Now I feel like the Island. I make sure to put each and every Progressive & Dem yard sign up all along my large curing lot that ppl have to pass by on their way to drop & pick up kids from Elem. & Mid. School!