Religion and Religious Faith still strong but challenged by Evolutionists

War and the economic depression caused many to turn to God and others to turn away from him. Major efforts were made to spread christianity in the heathen nations and communism emerged as a force opposing christianity. Evolution challenged Creationism.

The Lambeth proposals, which were promulgated by a conference of Anglican and Episcopal bishops from all over the world in August, 1920, provided, in brief, for a reunion of the churches on the basis that priests of the Roman and Greek Catholic Churches would be accepted as priests of the Anglican Church if their own communions would reciprocate, while it was asked of the Protestant Churches that they would allow their ministers to submit to reordination by Anglican or Episcopal bishops. Meetings were held during the 1920's to try and further the cause, but acceptance of ordination authority was a major stumbling block.

Scientific discoveries and theories flourished causing doubt on the biblical version of events. Educational institutions promoted scientific learning based on facts causing some to label them as "incubators of agnosticism".

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