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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Dec 31, 2014, 05:27 PM Dec 2014

Jeopardy religion: Name a ‘small, historically prominent American Protestant denomination’ [View all]

Cathy Lynn Grossman

What is the Episcopal Church?

A decade ago, the Episcopal Church was front page news in national media when New Hampshire faithful elected a gay bishop. Editors assumed readers would see this as a significant moment in U.S. religion. One scholar in 2003 likened the Episcopal Church to California. “Things happen there that they know will happen in the rest of the churches,” said anthropologist of religion Susan Harding.

- See more at: http://cathylynngrossman.religionnews.com/2014/12/31/episcopal-church-protestant-religion/#sthash.6A2bS0y9.dpuf

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Jeopardy religion: Name a ‘small, historically prominent American Protestant denomination’ [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

whose definition of "small"? 1.86 million in the US alone is quite large to me carolinayellowdog Dec 2014 #1