{"id":305005,"date":"2026-05-26T14:19:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=305005"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:13:19","slug":"white-nonevangelical-protestants-report-hearing-a-mix-of-messages-from-their-clergy-on-homosexuality-transgender-identity","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/white-nonevangelical-protestants-report-hearing-a-mix-of-messages-from-their-clergy-on-homosexuality-transgender-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"White nonevangelical Protestants report hearing a mix of messages from their clergy on homosexuality, transgender identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"c99921bb-86d9-4d5c-8078-7a6b4512486a\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;c99921bb-86d9-4d5c-8078-7a6b4512486a&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:305005,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/white-nonevangelical-protestants-report-hearing-a-mix-of-messages-from-their-clergy-on-homosexuality-transgender-identity\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/white-nonevangelical-protestants-report-hearing-a-mix-of-messages-from-their-clergy-on-homosexuality-transgender-identity\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-05-26&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:310073,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/white_nonevangelical_protestants_report_hearing_a_mix_of_messages_from_their_clergy_on_homosexuality_transgender_identity-305005-1780408652.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;White nonevangelical Protestants report hearing a mix of messages from their clergy on homosexuality, transgender identity&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Among U.S. adults who attend religious services &lt;strong&gt;at least monthly,&lt;\\\/strong&gt; % who say that in the past few months they have heard the clergy at their place of worship speak out about the following topics&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer the question about whether their clergy have recently spoken about each topic or the question about which messages they hear are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026. &lt;br&gt; \\u201cWhat Political Issues Do Americans Hear About in Church?\\u201d&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Against abortion&quot;,&quot;In support of abortion rights&quot;,&quot;Both&quot;,&quot;Neither&quot;,&quot;NET Clergy have not spoken about abortion&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;White evang. 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Prot.<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">40<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">&lt;1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White Prot., not evang.<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">15<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Black Protestant<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">12<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Catholic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">44<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">&lt;1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">&lt;1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700;text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Against homo-sexuality<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">To encourage acceptance of people who are gay or lesbian<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">Both<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">Neither<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">NET Clergy have not spoken about homo-sexuality<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White evang. Prot.<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">30<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White Prot., not evang.<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">10<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Black Protestant<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">18<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Catholic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">11<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">83<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700;vertical-align:bottom\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700;vertical-align:bottom\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Against trans-gender identity<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700;vertical-align:bottom\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">To encourage acceptance of people who are transgender<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700;vertical-align:bottom\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">Both<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700;vertical-align:bottom\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">Neither<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700;vertical-align:bottom\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">NET Clergy have not spoken about people who are transgender<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White evang. 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