Seven Reasons Why Evangelical Christianity is Coming to an End | Christian Science Monitor

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After the results of the latest American Religious Identification Survey, Christian Science Monitor appears to blame evangelical Christianity on the reduction of believers nation-wide.

One interesting tidbit here is that strong proponents of the Separation of Church and State are strong proponents for two reasons.  1.  They want the church to stay out of the government business, and 2.  They want the government to stay out of church business.

What happens when you cross that line?  Well, perhaps the Christian Science Monitor is on to something…

Why is this going to happen?

1. Evangelicals have identified their movement with the culture war and with political conservatism. This will prove to be a very costly mistake. Evangelicals will increasingly be seen as a threat to cultural progress. Public leaders will consider us bad for America, bad for education, bad for children, and bad for society.

The evangelical investment in moral, social, and political issues has depleted our resources and exposed our weaknesses. Being against gay marriage and being rhetorically pro-life will not make up for the fact that massive majorities of Evangelicals can’t articulate the Gospel with any coherence. We fell for the trap of believing in a cause more than a faith.

The coming evangelical collapse | csmonitor.com