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Trump Gets Thumbs Down From America's Pastors

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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Just four percent of American pastors say that they are planning to vote for Republican billionaire Donald Trump for president.

The Nashville-based Christian research organization LifeWay conducted a survey to gauge how pastors are likely to vote in the upcoming 2016 presidential election. LifeWay researchers conducted phone interviews with over 1,000 senior pastors, priests and ministers from various Protestant churches all over the United States during a two-week time span in January.

As headlines in the media and even Trump's statements make it seem that like real estate mogul is having large success gaining the support of evangelical voters, LifeWay's survey was released Tuesday and shows that although Trump might be successful in attracting some self-identified Evangelicals, his message is failing to win over members of the clergy.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/4-percent-pastors-trump-president-lifeway-survey-156286/#bs6rKVYelpO1SjO3.99

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