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steeplejacking

steeplejacking
 n.— «Let me now explain “steeplejacking.”  This is what happens when mainstream denominational churches lose their congregational members to a nearby evangelical church. In very simple terms this is where members are wooed away from their churches by members of evangelical extremists, and/or their churches are literally taken over in place. There is a great book available on Steeplejacking written by two ministers, Sheldon Culver and John C. Dorhauer of the United Church of Christ—Steeplejacking: How the Christian Right is Hijacking Mainstream Religion.» —“Has Your Church Been Steeplejacked?” Theopalinism Aug. 2, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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