Survey: 50% of Pastors Afraid to Speak Out on Social Issues

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By Ken Ham

A study from the Barna Group revealed that half of US pastors “feel worried about speaking out on certain issues because they’re worried about offending people,” particularly people in their own churches. Predictably, LGBT issues and gay “marriage” concern them most, with abortion and sexual immorality as runners-up.

Interestingly, pastors seem to recognize that they should be influencing their congregations on these issues:

  • “More than nine in 10 Pastors . . . believe they have influence with their congregants when it comes to how they think about current issues in society.”
  • “9 out of 10 Christian pastors said helping Christians have …read more

    Source: Ken Ham AIG