By Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research Faith and politics have a complicated relationship in the United States. Many Americans want religious leaders to be clear about their values and how those values impact every aspect of life, including politics. And they want churches to be free to practice their faith, which includes discussing politics, without … [Read more...]
Few Americans look to the president or preachers to solve the nation’s challenges
By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn.— America’s got problems and needs to talk. But few Americans agree on who can best lead a conversation about the nation’s woes, according to a new report from Nashville-based Lifeway Research. Less than a quarter (23 percent) would turn to the office of the U.S. president. About 1 in 10 would turn to the nation’s preachers (11 percent) … [Read more...]
Cruz, Clinton and Undecided preferred by pastors
By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ted Cruz is the favorite presidential candidate of Protestant pastors who lean Republican. Hillary Clinton leads among Democratic pastors. And Donald Trump is near the back of the pack. But “Undecided” is by far the most popular choice of America’s pastors according to a new telephone survey of 1,000 Protestant senior pastors from … [Read more...]
