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This short article, from The Atlantic (online), points to data that suggest a rise in American Christians identifying as progressives, with conservatism in decline. It asks the question: Can progressives build a new "Moral Majority"? (While one can't, of course, make direct parallels to our Canadian context, it may be of interest to us, as we think about our conversations during Faith in the City 1.
The article reports: According to a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) in partnership with
the Brookings Institution, the religious balance of power is shifting in
ways that could make the religious left the new "Moral Majority,"
figuratively speaking. If current trends persist, religious progressives
will soon outnumber religious conservatives, a group that is shrinking
with each successive generation, the data show.
Here is a graph illustrating this shift:
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The Atlantic quotes Lisa Sharon Harper (Sojourners Magazine): "I think the focus on the person of Jesus is birthing a younger generation inspired by [Jesus' Sermon on the Mount]. Their political agenda is shaped by Jesus' call to feed the hungry,
make sure the thirsty have clean water, make sure all have access to
healthcare, transform America into a welcoming place for immigrants, fix our inequitable penal system, and end abject poverty abroad and in
the forgotten corners of our urban and rural communities."
If you wish to read the entire article, click here.
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