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In Moscow, Idaho, conservative 'Christian Reconstructionists' are thriving amid evangelical turmoil

  • Written by Crawford Gribben, Professor of history, Queen's University Belfast
imageMembers of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, protest an order to either socially distance or wear a face mask in public.Geoff Crimmins/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News, CC BY-SA

Evangelical groups in the U.S. have for years faced dwindling numbers. And a messy cultural fight over the direction of the movement might serve to drive further defections.

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