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1 Protestant Pastors Views on Creation Survey of 1,000 Protestant Pastors

2 2 Methodology The telephone survey of Protestant pastors was conducted in May 2011 The calling list was randomly drawn from a list of all Protestant churches. Up to six calls were made to reach a sampled phone number Each interview was conducted with the senior pastor, minister or priest of the church called Responses were weighted to reflect the geographic distribution of Protestant churches

3 3 Methodology Continued The completed sample is 1,000 phone interviews The sample provides 95% confidence that the sampling error does not exceed +3.2% Margins of error are higher in sub-groups

4 Survey Responses

5 5 Nearly three in four pastors strongly agree that Adam and Eve were literal people. 100% Among Protestant Pastors 80% 74% 60% 40% 20% 8% 6% 11% 0% Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree 1% Not sure Q.: I believe Adam and Eve were literal people.

6 Nearly two-thirds of Protestant pastors strongly disagree that God used evolution to create people % Among Protestant Pastors 80% 60% 40% 64% 20% 12% 12% 8% 0% Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree 4% Not sure Q.: I believe God used evolution to create people.

7 7 About one in five pastors agree that most of their congregation believes in evolution. 100% Among Protestant Pastors 80% 60% 62% 40% 20% 10% 9% 13% 0% Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree 5% Not sure Q.: Most of my congregation believes in evolution.

8 There is an almost even split among pastors agreeing or disagreeing about the earth being 6,000 years old % Among Protestant Pastors 80% 60% 40% 30% 34% 20% 16% 9% 0% Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree 12% Not sure Q.: I believe the earth is approximately six thousand (6,000) years old.

9 Only slightly more than one-third of pastors teach on creation and evolution more than about once a year. Among Protestant Pastors 9 Several times a month 3% About once a month 4% Several times a year 28% About once a year 26% Rarely 29% Never 8% 1% Not sure 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Q: How often do you teach your church on the subject of creation and evolution?

10 10 I believe Adam and Eve were literal people. Pastors in the Northeast are most likely to strongly disagree (24%) that Adam and Eve were literal people compared to pastors in the South (9%), Midwest (9%), and West (13%). Pastors self-identifying as Evangelical are more likely to strongly agree (82% to 50%), less likely to somewhat agree (8% to 12%), less likely to somewhat disagree (3% to 14%), and less likely to strongly disagree (6% to 23%) than pastors self-identifying as Mainline.

11 11 I believe Adam and Eve were literal people. continued Pastors with a highest level of education being a Bachelor s degree (91%) are more likely to strongly agree than those with a graduate degree (65%). Pastors with a graduate degree are more likely to somewhat agree (11% to 3%), somewhat disagree (8% to 2%), and strongly disagree (16% to 2%) than those with at most a Bachelor s degree.

12 12 I believe God used evolution to create people. Pastors in the Northeast are most likely to strongly agree (25%) compared to pastors in the South (8%), Midwest (12%), and West (13%). Pastors in the Northeast are least likely to strongly disagree (46%) compared to pastors in the South (68%), Midwest (64%), and West (64%). Pastors in a large city are least likely to somewhat disagree (3%) compared to pastors in a small city (8%), the suburbs (11%), and a rural area (10%).

13 13 I believe God used evolution to create people. continued Pastors of churches with average weekly attendance 250+ are least likely to strongly agree (4%) compared to pastors of churches with attendance of 0-49 (13%), (14%), and (12%). Pastors of churches with average weekly attendance 250+ are most likely to strongly disagree (77%) compared to pastors of churches with attendance of 0-49 (64%), (65%), and (58%).

14 14 I believe God used evolution to create people. continued Pastors with a graduate degree are More likely to strongly agree (16% to 4%) More likely to somewhat agree (16% to 4%) More likely to somewhat disagree (11% to 5%) Less likely to strongly disagree (53% to 85%) than pastors with at most a Bachelor s degree. Mainline pastors are more likely to strongly agree (25% to 8%), somewhat agree (20% to 10%), and less likely to strongly disagree (37% to 70%) than Evangelicals.

15 15 Most of my congregation believes in evolution. Pastors in the South are most likely to strongly disagree (69%) compared to pastors in the Northeast (47%), Midwest (60%), and West (56%). Pastors of churches located in the suburbs are least likely to strongly disagree (46%) compared to pastors of churches located in a large city (62%), small city (64%), and rural area (67%).

16 16 Most of my congregation believes in evolution. continued Pastors of churches with attendance between are least likely to strongly disagree (55%) compared to pastors of churches with attendance between 0-49 (66%), (64%), and 250+ (69%). Evangelical pastors are less likely to strongly agree (6% to 24%) and somewhat agree (8% to 16%) but are more likely to strongly disagree (66% to 36%) than Mainline pastors.

17 17 Most of my congregation believes in evolution. continued Pastors with graduate degrees are more likely to strongly agree (15% to 2%), somewhat agree (12% to 3%), and somewhat disagree (16% to 8%) than pastors whose highest education level is at most a Bachelor s degree. Additionally, pastors with graduate degrees are less likely to strongly disagree (50% to 84%).

18 18 I believe the earth is approximately six thousand (6,000) years old. Pastors with a graduate degree are less likely to strongly agree (23% to 42%) and more likely to strongly disagree (42% to 18%) than pastors with at most a Bachelor s degree. Pastors age (24%) are least likely to strongly disagree compared to pastors age (33%), (38%), and 65+ (38%).

19 19 I believe the earth is approximately six thousand (6,000) years old. continued Pastors who self-identify as Evangelical are More likely to strongly agree (29% to 17%) More likely to somewhat agree (19% to 12%) More likely to somewhat disagree (12% to 8%) Less likely to strongly disagree (27% to 54%) than pastors self-identifying as Mainline.

20 20 How often do you teach your church on the subject of creation and evolution? Pastors of churches with average weekly attendance of 0-49 (7%) and (7%) are more likely to teach about once a month compared to those with attendance of (1%) and 250+ (2%). Pastors having earned at most a Bachelor s degree are more likely to teach several times a year (33% to 26%) and less likely to teach rarely (22% to 33%) than pastors with a graduate degree.

21 21 How often do you teach your church on the subject of creation and evolution? continued Pastors identifying themselves as Evangelical are more likely to teach several times a year compared to pastors identifying themselves as Mainline (29% to 23%).

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