How fights over Trump have led evangelicals to leave their churches

Published April 26, 2017 This content is archived.

An article in The Washington Post reports on research conducted by Jacob Neiheisel, assistant professor of political science, and colleagues that offered evidence that disagreements over Donald Trump’s candidacy actually led some evangelicals to leave their churches. “[F]or 20 years, liberal to moderate evangelicals have been leaving their churches because they disagree with the Christian right. This is important because it allows us to recognize that this sorting process is plural, local and continual. It is not something owned by the left or right, but a regular and expected part of life in all religious organizations,” they write.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/04/11/yes-many-voters-left-their-congregations-over-trump-so-what-else-is-new/?utm_term=.71ac021aa1e9