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Pastors Often Discussed Election, Pandemic and Racism in Fall of 2020

Among churches that posted their sermons, homilies or worship services online between Aug. 31 and Nov. 8, 2020, two-thirds posted at least one message from the pulpit mentioning the election. But discussion varied considerably among the four major Christian groups included in this analysis.

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Methods 101 Video: Random Sampling

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