Editing Mainline Protestant (section)

===''Mainline'' vs. ''mainstream''===
The term ''mainstream Christian'' in academic usage is not equivalent to ''mainline Protestant'' and is often used as an attempt to find impartial sociological vocabulary in distinguishing ''[[Orthodoxy#Christianity|orthodoxy]]'' and ''[[Heresy in Christianity|heresy]]''.{{sfn|Dunderberg|2008|pp=18–19|ps=: "with theological meaning, such as replacing 'orthodoxy' with 'mainstream Christianity' and 'heresy' with terms like 'sect,' 'splinter group,' or something similar. These designations may create the impression of greater neutrality and ..."}} Hence in Christological and doctrinal reference ''[[mainstream Christianity]]'' is often equivalent to ''[[Trinitarianism]]''. Mainline Protestantism should not be confused with [[Nicene Christianity]] which is more widely accepted as having the "mainstream Christianity" designation that also includes [[Catholic Church|Catholics]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern]] and [[Oriental Orthodox Churches|Oriental Orthodox]] believers, and non-Mainline Protestants such as [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]], [[Christian fundamentalism|Fundamentalist]], [[Charismatic Christianity|Charismatic]], [[Confessionalism (religion)|Confessional]], [[Confessing Movement]], the historically [[Black church]], and [[Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches|Global South]] [[Protestantism|Protestants]].<ref name="Jnanada Prakashan-2009">{{cite book |title=World Encyclopaedia of Interfaith Studies: World religions |date=2009 |publisher=Jnanada Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7139-280-3 |language=English |quote=In the most common sense, "mainstream" refers to Nicene Christianity, or rather the traditions which continue to claim adherence to the Nicene Creed.}}</ref><ref name="Seitz-2001">{{Cite book |last=Seitz |first=Christopher R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X9pVAAAAYAAJ&q=Nicene+Christianity |title=Nicene Christianity: The Future for a New Ecumenism |date=2001 |publisher=Brazos Press |isbn=978-1-84227-154-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Burton-2018" />{{Sfn|Marty|1980|pp=8|p=|ps=: "the term 'Mainline' may be as unfortunate as the pejorative-sounding WASP, but it is no more likely to fall into disuse and may as well be … Mainline religion had meant simply white Protestant until well into the twentieth century."}}{{Sfn|Coalter|Mulder|Weeks|1990|p=|ps=: "Some would say the term 'mainstream' or 'mainline' is itself suspect and embodies ethnocentric and elitist assumptions. ... be dropped in favor of talking about 'liberal' Protestantism, but such a change presents additional problems".}} In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term ''mainline Protestant'' is not used, and ''mainstream'' does not mean ''progressive'' Protestant. Although some supporters and adherents do claim that Mainline Protestant is synonymous with Mainstream Protestant.{{Sfn|Moorhead|1999|pp=xxii, 241}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Joe |title=9 Things You Should Know About Mainline Protestantism |url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/know-mainline-protestantism/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=The Gospel Coalition |date=17 July 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>