Many of the questions in the survey were asked only of U.S. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is plus or minus 1.7 percentage points. adults conducted online from March 18 to April 1, 2019, using Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel. These are among the key findings from a nationally representative survey of 6,364 U.S. adults who attend religious services, majorities express at least “some” confidence in their clergy to provide useful guidance not only on clearly religious topics (such as how to interpret scripture) but also on other matters, such as parenting and personal finance (see Chapter 2). In addition, roughly two-thirds of the public believes that religious leaders in general have high or very high ethical standards, and a larger share of Americans who attend religious services at least a few times a year say this about the clergy in their own congregations. adults – including a majority of Christians – lament what they perceive as religion’s declining influence on American society, while fewer than two-in-ten say they think religion is losing influence in American life and that this is a good thing. The survey also shows that roughly four-in-ten U.S. On all three of these questions, views have held steady since 2017, the last time the Center measured opinions on these issues. adults who say that religious organizations strengthen morality in society and mostly bring people together than there are who say that religious organizations weaken morality and mostly push people apart. More than half of the public believes that churches and religious organizations do more good than harm in American society, while just one-in-five Americans say religious organizations do more harm than good. adults have a favorable view about the role religious institutions play in American life more broadly – beyond politics. In addition, Americans are more likely to say that churches and other houses of worship currently have too much influence in politics (37%) rather than too little (28%), while the remaining one-third (34%) say religious groups’ current level of influence on politics is about right. And three-quarters of the public expresses the view that churches should not come out in favor of one candidate over another during elections, in contrast with efforts by President Trump to roll back existing legal limits on houses of worship endorsing candidates. Nearly two-thirds of Americans in the new survey say churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters, while 36% say they should express their views on day-to-day social and political questions. adults are resoundingly clear in their belief that religious institutions should stay out of politics. While some say this is a good thing, many more view it as a negative development, reflecting the broad tendency of Americans to see religion as a positive force in society.Īt the same time, U.S. (Eamon Queeney/The Washington Post/Getty Images)Ī large majority of Americans feel that religion is losing influence in public life, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center survey.
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