{"id":12109,"date":"2017-02-27T11:03:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T16:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/most-white-evangelicals-approve-of-trump-travel-prohibition-and-express-concerns-about-extremism\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:16:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:16:54","slug":"most-white-evangelicals-approve-of-trump-travel-prohibition-and-express-concerns-about-extremism","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2017\/02\/27\/most-white-evangelicals-approve-of-trump-travel-prohibition-and-express-concerns-about-extremism\/","title":{"rendered":"Most white evangelicals approve of Trump travel prohibition and express concerns about extremism"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a class=\"image-box\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/ft_17-02-27_trumprefugee\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-288591\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d3e2e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d3e2e9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"568\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/FT_17.02.27_trumpRefugee.png?resize=310,568 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-22928 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/FT_17.02.27_trumpRefugee.png\" data-attachid=\"288591\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most Americans disapprove of Donald Trump\u2019s recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/01\/31\/512439121\/trumps-executive-order-on-immigration-annotated\">executive order<\/a> that would prohibit refugees and travel from some Muslim-majority countries, a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2017\/02\/16\/2-views-of-trumps-executive-order-on-travel-restrictions\/\">Pew Research Center survey<\/a> finds a sizable divide on the issue among the country\u2019s major religious groups.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Republicans support and most Democrats oppose the order, which would temporarily prohibit accepting new refugees from Syria into the U.S. and also prevent people (refugee or otherwise) from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partisan gap is mirrored by a religious one. About three-quarters of white evangelical Protestants (76%), most of whom identify with or lean toward the GOP, say they approve of the travel ban. In stark contrast, big majorities of black Protestants (84%) and religious \u201cnones\u201d (74%) \u2013 two strongly Democratic constituencies \u2013 disapprove of the executive order.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Catholics (62%) also disapprove of Trump\u2019s action on this issue. But among Catholics, there are big differences in opinion between whites, who are evenly divided in their view about the order, and Hispanics and other racial and ethnic minorities, who overwhelmingly disapprove of the restrictions on refugees and travel. White mainline Protestants also are divided on the issue.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to approving of new restrictions on refugees and travelers from Muslim-majority countries, three-quarters of white evangelical Protestants also say they are \u201cvery concerned\u201d about extremism in the name of Islam around the world these days, and roughly seven-in-ten (69%) say they are \u201cvery concerned\u201d about extremism in the name of Islam in the U.S. Roughly half or more white Catholics and white mainline Protestants share these sentiments. At the same time, roughly three-in-ten religious \u201cnones\u201d say they are \u201cvery concerned\u201d about extremism in the name of Islam around the world (32%) or in the U.S. (27%).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a class=\"image-box\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2017\/02\/27\/most-white-evangelicals-approve-of-trump-travel-prohibition-and-express-concerns-about-extremism\/ft_17-02-27_trumpreligionmostwhileev640\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-288595\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"418\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/FT_17.02.27_TrumpreligionMostwhileEv640.png?resize=480,313 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/FT_17.02.27_TrumpreligionMostwhileEv640.png?resize=641,418 641w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-22936 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/FT_17.02.27_TrumpreligionMostwhileEv640.png\" alt=\"\" data-attachid=\"288595\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a class=\"image-box\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/ft_17-02-27_trumpreligionhalfofwhite\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-288594\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeeeee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeeeee;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"450\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/FT_17.02.27_TrumpreligionHalfofwhite.png?resize=420,450 420w\" 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