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For a growing number of Canadians, it's hip to be holy

With their showy megachurch services and socially conservative beliefs, American evangelicals are a large and visible part of the Christian Right, making up about a quarter of the U.S. population.

The Protestant Christian movement has never gripped Canadians with the same force, but as a Global TV documentary airing Monday reveals, evangelical Christian groups are emerging here in surprising places -- and even more surprising numbers.

As traditional church attendance in Canada dwindles -- since the 1970s, the Presbyterian Church has lost 36 per cent of its members, the United Church, 20 per cent -- the evangelical movement is experiencing double-digit growth, with 10 to 15 per cent of Canadians calling themselves evangelical Christians. ...

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5/24/09 4:04 PM

Jim Lincoln

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It does seem that many of the new Canadian Evangelicals are inflicted with the same problem as the older American group, politics, The Church in the Political Process --perhaps-- a strong tolerance for poor Bible interpretation? The Charismatics' Role in Ecumenism

5/24/09 3:47 PM

Pikestaff

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"the evangelical movement is experiencing double-digit growth, with 10 to 15 per cent of Canadians calling themselves evangelical Christians."

The term "evangelical" appears to have many unusual definitions!

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