Nearly half say churches should express views on politics, but far fewer want candidate endorsements

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July 12, 2016

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Nearly half say churches should express views on politics, but far fewer want candidate endorsements

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2. Religion in public life
Smaller majority says it is important that president have strong religious beliefs02 00
Both Republicans and Democrats now less likely to say it is important that president be religious
Shrinking majority say churches, synagogues contribute to solving important social problems
Fewer Protestants and ‘nones’ say houses of worship contribute to solving social problems
Nearly half say churches should express views on politics, but far fewer want candidate endorsements
Most black Protestants, white evangelicals say churches should express views on social/political matters, but fewer want direct endorsement of candidates02 05
‘Nones’ who say it has become easier to be nonreligious in U.S. outnumber those who say it has become harder
Roughly one-in-five U.S. adults think of themselves as a minority because of their religious beliefs
Increasing share of evangelicals say it is becoming harder to be evangelical Christian in the U.S.

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