Pastors who have never addressed the treatment of animals in a sermon
Percent of U.S. Protestant pastors, 2015 (in percent)
Key finding
- Pastors who have never addressed the treatment of animals in a sermon: 39%. Percent of Protestant pastors who say they have never addressed the treatment of animals in a sermon
Source: Lifeway Research, Protestant Pastors Support, but Rarely Preach, Animal Welfare · Lifeway Research survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors; 95 percent confidence, plus or minus 3.2 percent. Article published 2015-09-30.
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Pastors who have never addressed the treatment of animals in a sermon: 39%. Percent of Protestant pastors who say they have never addressed the treatment of animals in a sermon.
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Lifeway Research, 2015. Source: Lifeway Research, Protestant Pastors Support, but Rarely Preach, Animal Welfare (https://research.lifeway.com/2015/09/30/protestant-pastors-support-but-rarely-preach-animal-welfare/).
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