Editing Mainline Protestant (section)

===Social justice===
The mainline denominations emphasize the biblical concept of justice, stressing the need for Christians to work for [[social justice]], which usually involve politically liberal approaches to social and economic problems. Early in the 20th century, they actively supported the [[Social Gospel]].{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

Mainline churches were basically [[pacifist]]ic before 1940, but under the influence of people such as [[Reinhold Niebuhr]] they supported [[World War II]] and the [[Cold War]].{{sfn|Thompson|2007}}{{Request quotation|date=May 2025}} They have been far from uniform in their reaction to issues of gender and sexuality, though they tend to be more accepting than the [[Catholic Church]] or the more conservative Protestant churches.{{sfn|Dorrien|2006}}