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The Orthodox Church in America Is Failing to Be an American Religion
Counterpoint in Eastern Orthodox Church music varies depending on the Church./nThere is no significant theological difference in the lack of counterpoint./nThe Orthodox Church in America is struggling to avoid becoming an American religion./nThe influx of former evangelicals into American Orthodoxy is one reason for this struggle./nThe lack of a clear protocol for receiving converts in Orthodoxy contributes to the problem./nMany who join the Church come with presuppositions from their previous tradition./nThe dominant faction in American Orthodoxy is influenced by American evangelicalism./nEthnic identity has also played a role in resisting the Americanization of Orthodoxy./nThe future of Orthodoxy in America is uncertain, and it may become just another American religion./nThe main remaining distinctions may be in liturgical form.