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2. Religion in public life
Shrinking majority say churches, synagogues contribute to solving important social problems
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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.