From Vox-
White mainline Protestantism is in decline — at least, that’s been the prevailing narrative for the past few decades.
White evangelical Christian denominations have ascended
to political power, continuing a trajectory that’s been in place since
Jerry Falwell founded the Moral Majority movement of the 1980s.
Meanwhile, the traditionally politically centrist Protestant tradition —
which includes such denominations as Episcopalians, Methodists,
Disciples of Christ, and more — has ceded its position of influence in
government and media while also hemorrhaging members.
Mainline Protestants — 86 percent
of whom are white (historically black Protestant churches, like the
African Methodist Episcopal Church, are not generally counted among
historic mainline denominations) — have historically been about evenly
split between Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. But, in
an increasingly fractured political landscape, what is next for these
relative moderates?
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