Sex crime case renews tension in Mexico between Catholics and evangelical church
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - The women kneel on the cool marble, their heads draped by shawls bearing the initials NJG. Their hymnals are inscribed with the letters, as is the soaring temple that serves as the headquarters of La Luz del Mundo.
In homes and businesses, along streets with names such as Nazareth, Jerusalem and Jericho, the face of "the apostle" - Naason Joaquin Garcia - beams from gilded frames. The faithful sing songs about him, one after another.
"Hermoso Naason, tu iglesia, tu pueblo te ama," a choir of eight men crooned during a recent evening worship. "Naason, your church, your town loves you."
Guadalajara - the land of tequila and mariachi - long has been a bastion of Catholicism. For nearly 100 years, it also has been the cradle of the largest evangelical church in Mexico.
The church dominates life in this Guadalajara neighborhood, a kind of Mexican version of Pleasantville, the fictional, wholesome Midwestern town. Markets don't
