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==Decline of theological liberalism==
==Decline of theological liberalism==
While theologically conservative, evangelical Christianity has remained steady in the United States, mainline Protestant denominations, which strongly tend to be theologically liberal and compromised, are in large decline.<ref>Stetzer, Ed (May 16, 2015). [http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/16/living/christianity-american-dead/?utm_source=Cultural+Commentary&utm_campaign=36e55c71c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51f776a552-36e55c71c7-273780261&mc_cid=36e55c71c7&mc_eid=067f1df51b No, American Christianity is not dead]. ''CNN''. Retrieved Janaury 17, 2017.</ref>
While theologically conservative, evangelical Christianity has remained steady in the United States, mainline Protestant denominations, which strongly tend to be theologically liberal and compromised, are in large decline.<ref>Stetzer, Ed (May 16, 2015). [http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/16/living/christianity-american-dead/?utm_source=Cultural+Commentary&utm_campaign=36e55c71c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51f776a552-36e55c71c7-273780261&mc_cid=36e55c71c7&mc_eid=067f1df51b No, American Christianity is not dead]. ''CNN''. Retrieved Janaury 17, 2017.</ref>
Additionally, according to a five-year study published in late-2016 by David Millard Haskell from Wilfrid Laurier University, "conservative Protestant theology, with its more literal view of the Bible, is a significant predictor of church growth while liberal theology leads to decline.”<ref>Foley, Avery (February 2, 2017). [https://answersingenesis.org/christianity/church/new-study-liberal-theology-doesnt-save-shrinking-congregations/ New Study: Liberal Theology Doesn’t Save Shrinking Congregations]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
==Notes==
==Notes==
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