A Perennial Digression

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Is the Mainline Dying Because It Liberalized?

Is the Mainline Dying Because It Liberalized?

Dismissing A Common But Wrong Diagnosis

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Mar 20, 2025
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Things do not look great for The Episcopal Church (TEC). In fact, I would say this is the one thing that virtually all corners of the Anglican internet can agree on.

Statistically, it’s looking to many commentators like the Church will die sometime around 2040-2050. Given that it is the closest thing the United States has ever had to a national church, …

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