More People Want Religion Out of Politics

In a surprising turn of events, Pew Research Center is reporting that:

Some Americans are having a change of heart about mixing religion and politics. A new survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters and not express their views on day-to-day social and political matters. For a decade, majorities of Americans had voiced support for religious institutions speaking out on such issues.

Indeed, in just four years the number of conservatives who wish to keep religion out of politics has grown 20 percent (from 30 to 50 percent). Amazing.

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[H/T Quorum Report]

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  1. It also seems like the people who want religion out of politics are the people who wanted it in there in the first place. Pretty ironic.