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9 Things You Should Know About Mainline Protestantism

By Filings on Mon, 07/19/21
Society & Culture
Mainline Denominations
Religious Trends
Religious Left
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“…just as ‘evangelical’ has become a synonym in the public mind with ‘conservative white Protestants,’ this survey shows that ‘mainline’ has come to mean ‘non-evangelical Protestant.’” - TGC

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Bert Perry

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Mon, 07/19/21

10. Mainline Christians in rural areas and small towns are often theologically evangelical, but choose not to separate from the denomination. This is sometimes a matter of “the denomination owns the building.”

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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