This statistic shows public responses from 1996 to 2012 to the question of whether churches and other houses of worship should express their views on social and political questions or keep out of political matters in the United States. In 2012, 54 percent of respondents felt that the church should keep out of political matters in the United States.
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Pew Research Center. (April 23, 2012). Should churches and other houses of worship express their views on social and political questions or keep out of political matters? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/226351/church-involvement-in-us-politics/
Pew Research Center. "Should churches and other houses of worship express their views on social and political questions or keep out of political matters? ." Chart. April 23, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/226351/church-involvement-in-us-politics/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Should churches and other houses of worship express their views on social and political questions or keep out of political matters? . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/226351/church-involvement-in-us-politics/
Pew Research Center. "Should Churches and Other Houses of Worship Express Their Views on Social and Political Questions or Keep out of Political Matters? ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Apr 2012, /statistics/226351/church-involvement-in-us-politics/
Pew Research Center, Should churches and other houses of worship express their views on social and political questions or keep out of political matters? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/226351/church-involvement-in-us-politics/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Should churches and other houses of worship express their views on social and political questions or keep out of political matters? [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 23, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/226351/church-involvement-in-us-politics/
