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The fastest-shrinking churches aren't where Americans expect
Original: The churches disappearing fastest aren’t where many Americans expect
A new report argues that the American congregations closing at the fastest rate are not in the regions usually blamed for religious decline, challenging the common assumption that church erosion is concentrated in the secular coasts or mainline denominations. The analysis points to declines happening in places many observers overlook, prompting discussion about where American religious life is actually shrinking and why.
Why now: It challenges widely held assumptions about where religious decline in the United States is happening fastest.
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