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The rise of American megachurches and new challenges to their influence

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Summary
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73% Informative

There are hundreds of thousands of religious congregations across the United States .

Some of the biggest, known as “megachurches,” are facing challenges as the culture around organized religion changes.

Scott Thumma , a professor of sociology of religion at Hartford International University , joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss.

VR Score

79

Informative language

79

Neutral language

94

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

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