White Christians continue to favor Trump over Biden, but support has slipped
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October 14, 2020

 

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In 2020 election, deep divisions between White Christians and everyone else
 

White Christians continue to favor Trump over Biden, but support has slipped

 

President Donald Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate for the November election, but support among voters in three major traditions – White Catholics, White Protestants who are not evangelical and even White evangelical Protestants – has slipped since August, according to a new Pew Research Center poll.

Democratic candidate Joe Biden, by contrast, is leading the presidential contest among every other religious group analyzed in the survey, including Black Protestants, Hispanic Catholics, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated.

 
 

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Media mentions

 

Biden reaches out to Catholics like himself, embracing a key group in big 2020 states
Oct. 14 - The Washington Post *

Despite Israel policy, U.S. Jews don’t reward Trump at the ballot box, Pew poll shows
Oct. 14 - Haaretz *

‘A lesson for humankind’: One-third of U.S. believes coronavirus was sent by God
Oct. 8 - Washington Examiner *
 

 

In the news

 

Refugee data on religion disappears as fewer persecuted Christians admitted to U.S.
Oct. 13 - Religion News Service

The African evangelicals praying for Trump to win
Oct. 13 - BBC News

South Korea’s abortion law revision plan sparks controversy
Oct. 13 - Deutsche Welle

India jewelry ad on interfaith couple withdrawn after outrage
Oct. 13 - BBC News

Bipartisan Christian group forms super PAC to oppose Trump
Oct. 13 - The Associated Press

Facebook will ban Holocaust denial posts under hate speech policy
Oct. 12 - CNN

Rooted in faith, Amy Coney Barrett represents a new conservatism
Oct. 11 - The New York Times *

Venture funders flock to religious apps as churches go online
Oct. 11 - Bloomberg News *

Latino, evangelical and politically homeless
Oct. 11 - The New York Times *

Federal court allows D.C. church to hold services outdoors despite coronavirus restrictions
Oct. 10 - The Washington Post *
 

 
 

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