POLL: 23% Say US Pastors Are “Definitely” Trustworthy

The Christian Post reports:

Fewer than half of American adults, including non-Christians, see pastors as “very reliable” when it comes to handling spiritual matters, and the share of pastors who believe the general public sees them that way is even lower, according to newly published data from Barna Research.

When that data is further broken down, however, only 23% of all adult Americans agree that pastors are “definitely” a “trustworthy source of wisdom.”

Among Christians, the figure increases to 31% but drops to 4% among non-Christians. Larger shares agree that pastors were “somewhat” a trustworthy source of wisdom, with 40% of Christians agreeing to this assessment.

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