Religion changing in Cincinnati, all-time baseball team: Today's top stories | Daily Briefing

Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer
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According to the U.S. Religion Census, protestant evangelicals in Greater Cincinnati now outnumber Catholics and mainline protestants combined.
According to the U.S. Religion Census, protestant evangelicals in Greater Cincinnati now outnumber Catholics and mainline protestants combined.

Good morning, Cincinnati. Dan Horn here with a Lenten story about Greater Cincinnati’s fast-changing religious landscape.

According to the U.S. Religion Census, protestant evangelicals in Greater Cincinnati now outnumber Catholics and mainline protestants combined. That’s kind of a big deal in a place where Catholics alone once outnumbered evangelicals by about 2 to 1.

So why is this happening? Theories abound – disillusionment with traditional religious institutions, internal fights over gay rights, the clergy abuse scandal – but whatever the reasons, the trend appears to be gaining steam. My story today digs into that trend and what it all means.

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