White evangelicals among groups with slipping confidence in Trump’s handling of COVID-19
White evangelical Protestants are slightly less positive about the president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March.
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White evangelical Protestants are slightly less positive about the president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
Just 31% of U.S. Catholics believe that the bread and wine used in Communion become the body and blood of Christ. Nearly seven-in-ten say the Eucharist is symbolic.
Roughly seven-in-ten white evangelical Protestants approve of Trump’s presidential job performance. Other religious groups are more divided.
While U.S. Jews have a strong attachment to Israel, they are divided in their assessment of Trump’s handling of the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
Nearly eight-in-ten black Americans identify as Christian, compared with 70% of whites, 77% of Latinos and just 34% of Asian Americans.
The Rev. Billy Graham, who recently died at age 99, was one of the most influential and important evangelical Christian leaders of the 20th century. As the country remembers Rev. Billy Graham, here are five facts about American evangelical Protestants.
White evangelicals overwhelming voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election, and their support has continued into his presidency.
While most Americans disapprove of Donald Trump’s recent refugee policy, there is a sizable divide on the issue among major religious groups.
The 2016 presidential exit polling reveals little change in the political alignments of U.S. religious groups.
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