h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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I'm a female pastor (United Methodist) in Texas who has visited several "cowboy churches." What makes these special is that they hearken back to a simpler, truer time in American history. Folks who visit usually comment about how "real" the worship seems. Music, rather than being the traditional hymns with instrumentation by organ and piano, is practically always 'country gospel' or 'Christian country-western.' Often a genre called 'bluegrass' (fiddle and banjo) is included. The atmosphere is folksy, 'down home,' with lots of decorative items to remind one of the cowboy era. Actually, there are a lot of American cowboys and cowboys practicing the lifestyle. The phenomenon of "Cowboy Church" is still a tiny blip on the radar screen of Christian worship, but it is growing across the U.S.

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