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March 22 - 39 Percent of GOP 'Evangelical' Voters Don't Believe Bible Is Literal Word of God
Article: Unbiblical Christianity
Nearly four in 10 Republican voters who identify themselves as "born again" or "evangelical" don't believe the Bible is the literal Word of God. Pew Research published an analysis last week on the evangelical vote in the 2016 election season, using data accrued from the 2014 Religious Landscape Study.
According to the 2014 data, 39 percent of self-identified evangelical voters in the Republican Party do not believe the Bible is literal Word of God.
"[S]ome religious leaders, political analysts and researchers have questioned whether many of these self-described evangelicals actually are evangelical Christians," noted Pew. "At the same time, some religious leaders have assumed that many of those who are telling exit pollsters that they are born-again or evangelical and that they voted for Trump aren't really evangelicals at all because, for example, they rarely attend church."
Trump, the current frontrunner, has garnered controversy and attention for his many controversial remarks. But his support among self-described evangelical voters has remained strong despite statements that are at odds with the principles of religious conservatism.
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