To the public overall, morality is more important in a president than strong religious beliefs
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** Religion & Public Life
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** White evangelicals see Trump as fighting for their beliefs, though many have mixed feelings about his personal conduct ([link removed])
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A new Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) delves into the relationship between religion and politics, including perceptions about President Donald Trump among white evangelical Protestants, a key part of his electoral base. It finds that white evangelicals largely see Trump as fighting for their beliefs and advancing their interests, and they feel their side generally has been winning recently on political matters important to them. But when it comes to Trump’s personal qualities and conduct, many express mixed feelings. Even among this strongly supportive constituency, most do not view Trump as a very religious, honest or morally upstanding person (though many white evangelicals say he is somewhat religious, fairly honest or fairly morally upstanding).
* About a third in U.S. see God’s hand in presidential elections, but fewer say God picks winners based on policies ([link removed])
** Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world ([link removed])
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** Media mentions
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New poll says white and Hispanic Catholics diverge on their opinions on Trump ([link removed])
March 12 - Crux
Majority of white U.S. Protestants believe Trump is good for their interests ([link removed])
March 12 - The Guardian
** How religious institutions are responding to coronavirus
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Kentucky’s governor asked churches to cancel services. Some pastors feel singled out ([link removed])
March 12 - The Washington Post *
‘They have been remarkable’: How a New York synagogue is coping as an epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus spread ([link removed])
March 12 - USA Today
From Seattle to Kentucky, churches cancel religious services ([link removed])
March 11 - The New York Times *
Coronavirus closes LDS General Conference to the public ([link removed])
March 11 - The Salt Lake Tribune *
Virus lockdown hits Vatican as pope livestreams audience ([link removed])
March 11 - The Associated Press
For Georgetown churchgoers, a coronavirus self-quarantine is embraced as necessary ([link removed])
March 10 - The Washington Post *
Catholic Italy adapts to religion in a time of coronavirus ([link removed])
March 10 - Reuters
California mega-church cancels its ‘faith healing’ hospital visits, citing coronavirus ([link removed])
March 10 - The Sacramento Bee *
‘Proselytizing robots’: Inside South Korean church at outbreak’s center ([link removed])
March 10 - The New York Times *
How religious communities are modifying traditions to prevent coronavirus spread ([link removed])
March 8 - CNN
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