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622: How Ideological Purity is Killing Churches with Ryan Burge

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Maintaining a centrist position in modern society leads to conflict from both sides, as moderate views often face rejection from extreme factions. Religious mainlines struggle to find acceptance, being considered too liberal by atheists and too conservative by evangelicals, resulting in their numerical decline. Historically, the late 1980s represented a balance in American religious and political affiliations, which has since shifted towards polarization. Purification is prevalent across all groups, where deviation from established orthodoxy can lead to ostracism, stifling diversity of thought. This increasing division is detrimental to both religion and democracy, as it fosters an environment of mutual disdain rather than compromise, with polarized groups labeling each other as fundamentally flawed or evil. This polarization challenges the possibility of finding common ground and compromises necessary for societal cohesion.

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