Pastors who believe Christians must sacrificially care for refugees and foreigners
Percent of U.S. pastors, Lifeway Research, 2023 (in percent)
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- Pastors who believe Christians must sacrificially care for refugees and foreigners: 86%. Percent of pastors who believe Christians have a responsibility to sacrificially care for the refugee and foreigner
Source: Lifeway Research, God’s Love Fuels Churches’ Refugee Ministries · Article published 2023-01-26.
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Pastors who believe Christians must sacrificially care for refugees and foreigners: 86%. Percent of pastors who believe Christians have a responsibility to sacrificially care for the refugee and foreigner.
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Lifeway Research, 2023. Source: Lifeway Research, God’s Love Fuels Churches’ Refugee Ministries (https://research.lifeway.com/2023/01/26/gods-love-fuels-churches-refugee-ministries/).
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