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More than two years into Donald Trumps presidency, white evangelical Protestants in the United States continue to overwhelmingly support him, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center survey data. Other religious groups, however, are more divided in their views of the president.
Roughly seven-in-ten white evangelical Protestants (69%) say they approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president, according to the Centers latest polling in January 2019. This is somewhat lower than Trumps approval rating in the earliest days of his tenure when about eight-in-ten white evangelicals (78%) approved of his job performance but is in line with most polls conducted by the Center since the inauguration.
White evangelicals support for the president has been consistently high, and many prominent evangelical leaders, such as Jerry Falwell Jr. the president of Liberty University have steadfastly stood with the president.
White mainline Protestants and white Catholics are less approving of Trumps performance than are white evangelicals, but more approving than religiously unaffiliated Americans that is, those who identify as atheist, agnostic or nothing in particular.
In most of the 11 surveys conducted by the Center since Trumps inauguration, between 46% and 55% of white mainline Protestants have approved of the president, including 48% in the January 2019 survey. Around half of white Catholics have approved of Trump in these surveys, including 44% in January.
Religiously unaffiliated Americans consistently express among the lowest levels of approval of Trumps performance, ranging from 17% to 27% across the polls the Center has conducted since the president assumed office. Most black protestants and nonwhite Catholics also have disapproved of the way the president handles his job.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/03/18/evangelical-approval-of-trump-remains-high-but-other-religious-groups-are-less-supportive/
Initech
(100,079 posts)Who has cheated on his 3 wives and once did something extremely horrible with a stripper?
Who's probably never even set foot in a church?
It is absolutely mind boggling!!!
Mariana
(14,857 posts)It's stuffed with stories about men who did things far, far worse than Trump's ever done, whom God favored and put into positions of worldly power.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)Initech
(100,079 posts)Although unlike Trump, I will definitely say that I do not know as much about it as he thinks he does.
Mariana
(14,857 posts)it doesn't change the fact that many of the "heroes" of the Bible stories were monsters, but were nevertheless favored by God. Why shouldn't Christians believe that Trump is God's own president? Remember, they believe all those stories are true.
keithbvadu2
(36,816 posts)Who else but proud adulterer Trump who ridicules Holy Communion would republicans allow to sign their Bible?
thegoose
(3,115 posts)Just sayin'...
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)justifying their support for him.
ChoppinBroccoli
(3,784 posts)Page 1: Hate gays.
Page 2: Hate abortion.
The End.