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What Political Issues Do Americans Hear About in Church?

Pew Research Center · Sara Atske · last updated

Most U.S. adults who go to religious services say they’ve recently heard from their clergy about at least one political or social issue.

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that two-thirds of U.S. adults who regularly attend religious services say they have heard their clergy speak about at least one political or social issue in the past few months. Of the seven topics we asked about, abortion, Israel and homosexuality were among the most commonly cited.

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