Editing Nonconformist (Protestantism) (section)

===Today===
Today, Protestant churches independent of the Anglican [[Church of England]] or the Presbyterian [[Church of Scotland]] are often called "[[free church]]es", meaning they are ''free'' from state control. This term is used interchangeably with "Nonconformist".<ref>{{cite book |author=Christopher Wakeling |title=Nonconformist Places of Worship: Introductions to Heritage Assets |date=2016 |publisher=Historic England |isbn=978-1-84802-395-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G5wzMQAACAAJ |language=en}}</ref>

The steady pace of secularisation picked up faster and faster during the 20th century, until only pockets of nonconformist religiosity remained in England.<ref>Steve Bruce, and Tony Glendinning, "When was secularization? Dating the decline of the British churches and locating its cause". ''British Journal of Sociology'' 61#1 (2010): 107–126. {{doi|10.1111/j.1468-4446.2009.01304.x}}.</ref><ref>Callum G. Brown, ''The Death of Christian Britain: Understanding Secularisation, 1800–2000'' (2009)</ref><ref>Alan D. Gilbert, ''The making of post-Christian Britain: a history of the secularization of modern society'' (Longman, 1980).</ref>