Earlier this week, a group of religious leaders presented a report to Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) in which they recommended an end to the long-standing ban on clergy endorsements of political candidates. …
The Pew Research Center has never directly asked for opinions on the question of whether churches and other houses of worship should be allowed to support particular candidates while retaining their nonprofit status. But there is data showing that the public remains wary of church involvement in partisan politics. [cont.]
Sandra Stencel & Michael Lipka, Pew