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November 14, 2022

2. Environmentalism in U.S. religious congregations

Nearly half of religious attenders never hear about climate change in sermons

Nearly half of religious attenders never hear about climate change in sermons

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2. Environmentalism in U.S. religious congregations
Nearly half of religious attenders never hear about climate change in sermons
A third of regular religious service attenders have heard a sermon about climate change that expressed a duty to care for God’s creation
For evangelical Protestants, religious leaders are a more trusted source of information on climate change than elected officials
Few religious attenders regularly talk about climate change with their fellow congregants
According to U.S. congregants, houses of worship more likely to have programs to help people in need than to help the environment
Recycling and taking steps to be more energy efficient are relatively common among congregations