Election issues, candidate endorsements heard from pulpits, new survey says
Most Americans are hearing campaign issues from the pulpits of their churches during this presidential election season—and some are hearing candidate endorsements as well—according to a new survey.
The survey was conducted online and by mail June 7–July 5 among a nationally representative sample of 4,602 adults, according to Pew Research Center. Of those surveyed, 40 percent reported attending religious services at least once or twice in the months before receiving the poll.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents (64 percent) in the survey say their clergy have spoken in the spring and early summer about at least one of the following issues: abortion, economic inequality, environmental protections, immigration, religious liberty, and same-sex relationships.
