There has been a/an ________ in membership of the mainline denominations like the United Church of ...

There has been a/an ________ in membership of the mainline denominations like the United Church of Christ, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, United Methodists, and Disciples of Christ.
 
  a. increase
  b. resurgence
  c. stability
  d. decline

Question 2

The ________ structure of mainstream American churches legitimizes female subordination to males.
 
  a. organizational
  b. political
  c. patriarchal
  d. hierarchical

Question 3

Black churches have not only been the focus of African-American religion, but are also a key component of the black community's social life, sources for helping those in need, and the center for black ________.
 
  a. educational activities
  b. political activities
  c. cultural events
  d. none of the above

Question 4

A ________ is a moral community separate from and often hostile toward the secular world..
 
  a. sect
  b. cult
  c. faction
  d. heresy

Question 5

Local churches are among the ________ organizations in America.
 
  a. most segregated
  b. least segregated
  c. most egalitarian
  d. least racist

Question 6

Christianity, Mormonism, Islam, and Judaism began as ________.
 
  a. churches
  b. sects
  c. cults
  d. denominations

Question 7

Although persons of ________ status are more involved in church, this is not a good measure of religiosity.
 
  a. low
  b. high
  c. middle-class
  d. none of the above