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<ref>(Chinese) [http://dangshi.people.com.cn/GB/85039/14329784.html 倪天祚, "毛主席八次接见红卫兵的组织工作" 中国共产党新闻网] 2011-04-07</ref>
<ref>(Chinese) [http://dangshi.people.com.cn/GB/85039/14329784.html 倪天祚, "毛主席八次接见红卫兵的组织工作" 中国共产党新闻网] 2011-04-07</ref>
== Decline in the rate of increase of American 1990s secularism ==
== Baylor University researchers indicated that American Christianity is not on the decline ==
In November of 2015, the ''Christian Post'' reported
{{cquote|Distinguished scholars from Baylor University on Tuesday decried the myth that religion is on the decline in America and argued that it's actually growing and is stronger than ever.
Professors from Baylor University's Institute for Religion Studies in Waco, Texas, participated in a panel discussion at the National Press Club focusing on the "secularization myth," where they lambasted the media's spin on various surveys which has led many to believe that irreligion is on the rise in the United States...
J. Gordon Melton, professor of American religious history, explained that although Mainline denominations have lost membership in recent years, the number of denominations in America has increased steadily since the 1960s. Now, there are over 1,000 denominations in the U.S.
Melton cited the Encyclopedia of American Religion and the 2010 American Religious Census to show that, as the American population has risen, church membership in America has risen at a much quicker rate.<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christianity-not-declining-america-baylor-university-professors-149644/ Christianity Is Not Declining in America, Baylor University Professors Say], Christian Post, November 11, 2015</ref>}}
== American 1990s secularism ==
''See also:'' [[Decline of American 1990s secularism]]
''See also:'' [[Decline of American 1990s secularism]]