My curiosity was triggered by this tweet:
In fact, the only denomination among whites that has increased recently is "mainline Protestant," which is decidedly liberal on abortion. The decline of "evangelical Protestant" - especially compared to other sects - since 2006 is very noticeable. pic.twitter.com/XUxdJa4VV0
— Aaron Astor (@AstorAaron) July 3, 2022
So I did a little looking at Wikipedia. It seems Pew did surveys in 2014 and 2020 of individuals, asking their affiliations. And the survey does show an increase between those years, with 16.4 percent being members of mainline Protestant churches (Episcopal, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Lutheran, Disciples of Christ). But in 2010 a survey of denominations for their membership showed 7.3 percent.
That's quite a gap.
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