Four-in-ten white Americans say these themes should not be discussed in sermons
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June 17, 2020
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** Before protests, black Americans said religious sermons should address race relations ([link removed])
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Black Americans and white Americans have differing views on the role that political topics such as race relations and criminal justice reform should play in church sermons, according to a Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) conducted earlier this year, before the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests.
Six-in-ten black adults (62%) say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations” – including 23% who say covering these topics is “essential.” By contrast, 36% of white Americans say it is important for sermons to deal with these topics, and only 8% say it is essential. Hispanics are more evenly divided on this issue; about half (53%) say it is important for sermons to cover political issues.
In addition, black Americans are more likely than white or Hispanic Americans to say they have heard political topics such as race relations and criminal justice reform addressed in sermons.
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