it us an issue for me
I am a Christian of a more liberal church. For example, we allow gay marriage and gay ministers. Friends to the right seem to say "Christians must stand against gay rights" and friends on the left suggest "all Christians are homophobes".
Now it is true churches like mine have been losing numbers. Of course right now even the evangelical mega churches are struggling. But for my churches I believe the problem is we are not engaging. We have let the evangelicals define what is a Christian. Of course I will be soon moving to a more moderate church because my wife misses her Methodist roots.
Which goes to the next point. Many non-evangelical churches are showing no leadership. Methodists still oppose gay marriage, but most do try to minister in an inclusive way to gays. That does not work. But the problem is that people who dominate church politics are 60 and 70. Oh, and church money too. But polls show people under 30, even self described Conservative Christians, are much more accepting. Old school Christianity like Methodists are seriously damaging their future.
I have tried to suggesting to friends the Methodists took a progressive stand as abolitionists. Well, until a major southern leader inherited a lot of slaves, reversed his stance and started a new southern Methodist church.
The moderate Christians have, for whatever reason, refused to stand up for their brand.