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...past 50 years, evangelical Protestant denominations, like the Southern Baptists, have been growing, while “mainline?? Protestant churches, like the Episcopalians and the Methodists, have been slowly losing members. This should be a shock to those of us who think organized religion can be just a wee bit constraining. Groups that ask you to give up an hour a week can’t keep people in the pews, while those who ask you to rearrange your whole life can’t build new churches fast enough...
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