Religion's role in politics.

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African Americans who say that churches should express their views on social and political topics, the same as the number of white evangelical Protestants, according to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and Pew Forum. About half of blacks also say there has been too little expression of faith and prayer by political leaders.

SOURCE: PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE & THE PRESS AND THE PEW FORUM

EDITED BY CAROLYN M. BROWN

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