Politics in the pews: Surprising stats on churchgoers and elections

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What's going on with faith and politics? A new Lifeway Research survey reveals how politics and churches intersect, finding an increasing number of Protestants want their churches to be politically homogenous.

Christian Post reporter Samantha Kamman breaks down the findings and unveils some of the most intriguing elements.

The survey raises a number of questions, including: Are churches shaping their churchgoers — or are churchgoers shaping their churches? Listen to Kamman break it all down:

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Read Samantha's article on the survey by clicking here.

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