For a growing number of Canadians, it's hip to be holy
With their showy megachurch services and socially conservative beliefs, American evangelicals are a large and visible part of the Christian Right, making up about a quarter of the U.S. population.
The Protestant Christian movement has never gripped Canadians with the same force, but as a Global TV documentary airing Monday reveals, evangelical Christian groups are emerging here in surprising places -- and even more surprising numbers.
As traditional church attendance in Canada dwindles -- since the 1970s, the Presbyterian Church has lost 36 per cent of its members, the United Church, 20 per cent -- the evangelical movement is experiencing double-digit growth, with 10 to 15 per cent of Canadians calling themselves evangelical Christians....
