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This week we’re talking about the number of churchgoers who support or oppose same-sex marriage. We might expect that there would be less support from church members than those who are in the world. However, there is a significant difference among churchgoers depending on how often they attend. We’re going to consider that in our episode today.
STORY – One Group Still Opposes Same-Sex Marriage—Weekly Churchgoers
“The percentage of Americans who say they support legal same sex-marriage reached a new high, but support has fallen among weekly churchgoers.
“In Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs poll conducted in May 2022, 71% of U.S. adults say they believe marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriage, a new high with a one-point increase from 2021.
“In 1996, when Gallup first began tracking support for same-sex marriage, a quarter of Americans (27%) backed legalization. A majority first supported legal same-sex marriage in 2011. One month prior to the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage in 2015, backing first topped 60%. Last year was the first time support reached 7 in 10 Americans.
“As approval climbs in most other demographics, the percentage of weekly churchgoers who back the legalization of same-sex marriage plateaued at 44% in 2020 and has fallen to 40% in 2022. Nearly 3 in 5 (58%) remain opposed.”
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“While weekly churchgoers oppose legalized same-sex marriage with the same benefits as traditional marriage, those who attend less frequently are much more supportive. U.S. adults who seldom or never attend church services have been mostly supportive since 2004. The percentage backing same-sex marriage has climbed from 52% then to 82% now.
“It took longer for Americans who attend nearly weekly or monthly to become mostly supportive, but they’ve been so since 2014. The percentage backing same-sex marriage legalization steadily rose from 31% in 2004 to 70% today.” (Lifeway Research)
Related material:
- Social Issues (Part 2): Homosexuality
- The Growing Acceptance of Homosexuality
- Number of People in the U.S. Who Support Same-Sex Marriage (06.17.21) – podcast
- God’s Marriage Law
- The Importance of the Assembly
- Church Membership
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