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But in recent years, authorities have made positive overtures towards house church leaders -- especially those in urban areas.<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/January/Third-Church-Chinas-New-Face-of-Christianity/?Print=true ''Third Church' China's New Face of Christianity''], January 2011 CBN News article</ref>}}

But in recent years, authorities have made positive overtures towards house church leaders -- especially those in urban areas.<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/January/Third-Church-Chinas-New-Face-of-Christianity/?Print=true ''Third Church' China's New Face of Christianity''], January 2011 CBN News article</ref>}}

== Desecularization and politics ==

== Desecularization and politics/influence  ==

The Brookings Institution, one of America's oldest think tanks, indicates:

The Brookings Institution, one of America's oldest think tanks, indicates: