A poll released this week found that 54percent of Americans think churches should steer clear of politics. The number was even higher among Catholics, with 60 percent saying that churches should keep out of political issues entirely.

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, which conducted the survey, noted that it was the third consecutive poll in the past four years in which more Americans said churches should not be involved in politics than those that think churches should express their opinions on social and political issues.

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