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Survey: Most Americans are not ready to return to in-person services

A new study examining Americans’ re­sponse to COVID-19 shows that with the exception of white evangelicals, a majority of Americans are not comfortable returning to in-person religious services.

The results of the survey from the American Enterprise Institute suggest that despite political pressure to reopen houses of worship—from President Donald Trump as well as from some conservative Christian leaders—Americans aren’t quite ready to take a seat in a sanctuary.