by Chuck Ness
These numbers go to the heart of the reason I felt the need to write my article on Jesus not being a Socialist and why Christians need to learn the truth.
A recent survey of Protestants was released in early March of 2009. The CVS (The Mainline Protestant Clergy Voices Survey) surveyed senior clergy from the seven largest mainline denominations:
United Methodist,
Evangelical Lutheran of America,
American Baptist USA,
Presbyterian USA,
Episcopal ,
United Church of Christ,
Christian (Disciples of Christ)
The survey found significant differences across the denominations on religious and political measures.
What follows is their findings on social and political issues. The results will stun you.
Percent of women in the clergy:
1989: 7%
2008: 20%
Agree that "gay couples should be allowed to marry legally":
Women clergy: 58%
Male clergy: 27%
Agree that "abortion should be legal in all or most cases":
Women clergy: 78%
Male clergy: 44%
Agree that "the federal government should do more to solve social problems such as unemployment, poverty, and poor housing":
Women clergy: 90%
Male clergy: 76%
Agree that "more environmental protection is needed, even if it raises prices or costs jobs":
Women clergy: 80%+
Male clergy: 66%
Agree that "support the government guaranteeing health insurance for all citizens, even if it means raising taxes":
Women clergy: 85%
Male clergy: 63%
Agree that "social welfare problems, like poverty, education and health care are the most important issues in the country that the church should address":
Women clergy: 50%
Male clergy: 34%
In regards to politics, identify with the Democratic Party:
Women clergy: 75%+
Male clergy: 50%
In regards to politics, identify with the Republican Party:
Women clergy: 11%
Male clergy: 40%
In regards to politics, self-identify as "liberal":
Women clergy: 74%
Male clergy: 42%
After the last election we were all stunned at the numbers of Christians who voted for Obama and the Socialist agenda the Democrats offered. Now we no why this happened. the concerted effort to convince Christians That Jesus was a socialist and would have supported their Socialist agenda. What follows is the final statistics of how the Religious and nonreligious voted for president. You will notice I listed the numbers starting with those which John McCain carried to Obama in a sliding graduation
xx% McCain, 23% Obama - White Evangelicals age 30-64
75% McCain, 25% Obama - White7,10 Born Again Evangelicals
73% McCain, 26% Obama - Evangelical/Born-again Protestant
xx% McCain, 32% Obama - White Evangelicals age 18-29
65% McCain, xx% Obama - Weekly church-attending Protestants
65% McCain, 34% Obama - White Protestants
65% McCain, 34% Obama - White Protestant/Other Christian
62% McCain, 35% Obama - State of Utah
59% McCain, 40% Obama - Working-class whites
57% McCain, 41% Obama - White men
55% McCain, 43% Obama - Weekly mass-attending Catholics
55% McCain, 43% Obama - "White voters"
55% McCain, 44% Obama - Non-evangelical Protestant
54% McCain, 44% Obama - Weekly church-goers
54% McCain, 45% Obama - Protestants
53% McCain, 46% Obama - White women
52% McCain, 47% Obama - White "regular-mass-attending" Catholics
52% McCain, 47% Obama - White Catholic
51% McCain, 47% Obama - White college graduates
xx% McCain, 47% Obama - White independent voters
51% McCain, 49% Obama - White Catholics
46% McCain, 52% Obama - Non-Evangelical Protestants
46% McCain, 53% Obama - Protestant/Other Christian
xx% McCain, 53% Obama - Monthly church-goers
44% McCain, 54% Obama - "Young whites"
45% McCain, 54% Obama - Catholics
45% McCain, 54% Obama - Catholic
xx% McCain, 59% Obama - Semi-annual church-goers
38% McCain, 61% Obama - Occasional churchgoers
37% McCain, 61% Obama - Non-weekly-mass-attending Catholics
28% McCain, 62% Obama - Other faiths
30% McCain, 67% Obama - Hispanics
xx% McCain, 67% Obama - Hispanic Catholics
xx% McCain, 67% Obama - Hispanic Protestants and other Christian
xx% McCain, 68% Obama - Don't attend church
22% McCain, 73% Obama - Other faiths
23% McCain, 75% Obama - Unaffiliated with any religion
23% McCain, 75% Obama - Unaffiliated
21% McCain, 78% Obama - American Jews and other faiths
21% McCain, 78% Obama - Jewish
xx% McCain, 94% Obama - Black Protestants
xx% McCain, 96% Obama - Blacks
Now you might understand the urgency with which we need to address the problem of truth about how Jesus believed and taught. If we cannot educate those who have faith on the truth, how can we expect to reach the unsaved with the truth?
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