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August 21st, 2008
Posted: 05:22 PM ET

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A slim majority of Americans believe churches should keep out of politics, according to a new survey — the first time in more than a decade that they have outnumbered those who think houses of worship should express views on social and political questions.

And the biggest shift has come among Republicans, one of the authors of the survey says.

“Overall the number of people who say churches should not endorse political candidates is up slightly, but among Republicans it is up 11 points, and among white evangelical Republicans it is up 19 points,” said Greg Smith, a research fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

“There is a slight uptick, from 40 percent to 46 percent, among people who are uncomfortable to have politicians talking about religion, but it is up 10 points among Republicans,” he added.


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