POLL: One-Third Of Evangelicals Back Political Violence

Religion News Service reports:

Support for political violence and concern over the state of American democracy are both on the rise, with 75% of Americans believing the future of democracy is at risk in the next presidential election, according to a report released Wednesday (Oct. 25) by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution.

For the first time this year, support for political violence has peaked above 20%, with 23% of Americans believing “true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save the country,” versus 15% in 2021. One-third of white evangelical Protestants support the idea, significantly more than any other religious group.

Americans who believe the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump are more likely to support the use of political violence than those who don’t think so (46% versus 13%). According to the survey, 38% of Americans believe the country needs an authoritarian figure to put the country back on the right track. Hispanic Catholics support this idea far more than any other religious groups, with 51% agreeing with the statement above.

Read the full article. The 46% of cultists figure is less surprising

Poll: More religious Americans support the use of political violence. One-third of white evangelical Protestants support the idea, significantly more than any other religious group. Read the full story:https://t.co/CEX8bE3oqt

— Religion News Service (@RNS) October 26, 2023