How pastors discussed the 2020 election

Plus, migration to and from Mexico, the demographics of people in same-sex marriages, and how religious laws shape Indians' diets July 10, 2021 Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ Pastors often discussed election, pandemic and racism in fall of 2020 When pastors across the U.S. addressed their congregations last fall, how did they discuss the 2020 election? Among churches that posted their sermons, homilies or worship services online between Aug. 31 and Nov. 8, 2020, two-thirds posted at least one message from the pulpit mentioning the election. But the messages tended to differ across the four major Christian groups analyzed, with evangelical Protestant sermons the most likely to mention specific issues, parties or candidates. Historically Black Protestant sermons were the most likely to encourage voting. Still, relatively few pastors openly stumped for particular candidates or parties. A majority of churches shared or livestreamed sermons discussing the election and COVID-19 pandemic during the fall of 2020 Different Christian groups used distinctive terminology when discussing the election Sign up for our daily and weekly religion newsletters Before COVID-19, more Mexicans came to the U.S. than left for Mexico for the first time in years More Mexican migrants came to the U.S. between 2013 and 2018 than left the U.S. for Mexico – a reversal of the trend in much of the prior decade. An estimated 870,000 Mexican immigrants came to the U.S. between 2013 and 2018, while an estimated 710,000 left the U.S. for Mexico. Still, net migration from Mexico to the U.S. during this period remained far below the levels seen in earlier decades. On some demographic measures, people in same-sex marriages differ from those in opposite-sex marriages June marked the sixth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed the right of same-sex couples to marry. A new analysis of 2019 Census Bureau data finds that adults in same-sex marriages – particularly men – have a somewhat different demographic profile from adults in opposite-sex marriages. For example, men in same-sex marriages have higher levels of education and higher annual incomes than men who are married to opposite-sex partners. Eight-in-ten Indians limit meat in their diets, and four-in-ten consider themselves vegetarian All of India’s most widely practiced religions have dietary laws and traditions. Overall, 81% of Indians follow some restrictions on meat in their diet, including refraining from eating certain meats, not eating meat on certain days, or both. But among India’s six largest religious groups, some are much more likely than others to abstain from meat. For example, the vast majority of Jains say they are vegetarian (92%), compared with just 8% of Muslims and 10% of Christians. Hindus fall in between (44%). Most Indians, including most Hindus, do not practice yoga Key findings about religion in India From our research 39% The share of Indians who describe themselves as vegetarian. Support Pew Research Center In times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support Pew Research Center with a contribution on the Center's behalf to our parent organization, The Pew Charitable Trusts. DONATE Newsletter preferences View in browser Unsubscribe Facebook Twitter Instagram Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank. As a neutral source of data and analysis, Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. © 2021 Pew Research Center