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''See also:'' [[Moralistic therapeutic deism]]
''See also:'' [[Moralistic therapeutic deism]]
[[Got Questions Ministries]] describes the [[heresy]] of '''Moralistic therapeutic deism''' thusly:
[[Got Questions Ministries]] describes the heresy of [[Moralistic therapeutic deism]] thusly:
{{Cquote|The term Moralistic Therapeutic Deism was first coined by sociologists Christian Smith and Melina Lundquist Denton in their 2005 book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (Oxford University Press). Based on extensive research, they identified the predominant beliefs of American teenagers, even those that claim to be Christians. They named the core beliefs Moralistic Therapeutic Deism or MTD. The five core beliefs of MTD are as follows:
{{Cquote|The term Moralistic Therapeutic Deism was first coined by sociologists Christian Smith and Melina Lundquist Denton in their 2005 book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (Oxford University Press). Based on extensive research, they identified the predominant beliefs of American teenagers, even those that claim to be Christians. They named the core beliefs Moralistic Therapeutic Deism or MTD. The five core beliefs of MTD are as follows: