Originally posted by Veronica Neffinger
Am not used to posting this kinda topic but it caught my eye during my research.
A Pew Research Center poll has revealed that most Christians do not hear about relevant social issues from the pulpits of their churches.
Firstthings.com reports that the poll surveyed over 4,000 churchgoers. All survey participants had attended at least one religious service within the past few months.
The poll asked respondents how often they heard about various social issues in a sermon. Only forty percent of respondents said that the pastor had spoken about religious liberty. Thirty-nine percent said that the pastor had spoken about homosexuality. And only 29 percent said they heard about abortion from the pulpit.
Because of how vocal many in the Christian community appear to be on social and political issues, these results were surprising to many.
The findings of the survey held true across denominations, including for White Evangelicals, Black Protestants, and Roman Catholics.
Possible reasons for why clergy are reluctant to discuss such sensitive social issues from the pulpit are that they are afraid of the controversy such a discussion may ignite, or they may be afraid of losing their tax-exempt status
So I throw this question to the house. Do you think social issues are rarely raised and addressed to in our churches?
Please drop your contributions in the comment section.
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