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The number of members
of the Evangelical Church
in America was 4 million
at the time of the Civil
War, but is now said to
have reached some 70
million. The rise in spiritu-
ality in America and other
countries where Christian-
ity is widespread is
grounds for rejoicing.

We can see this from the figures. In Civil War America (1861-1865)
the number of members of the Evangelical Church was 4 million,
whereas today it is put at 70 million. According to the figures for 2014,
25.4% of Americans describe themselves as Evangelicals. Although
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Evangelicalism at first espoused different beliefs to those of Catholi-
cism, Evangelical belief today is no longer in such great conflict with
Catholic belief.

It needs to be made clear that, although Christianity has sometimes
turned away from its essence as a result of conflicting interpretations
and has split itself into different sects, we, as Muslims, still wish to see

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