Most churchgoers don't think Bible has clear teachings about homosexuality, transgenderism: poll

[Michie]

Most churchgoers don't believe the Bible has clear and decisive teachings about homosexuality and transgenderism, causing concern that some churches are failing to effectively communicate the teachings of the Bible, a new study finds.

The Washington-based social conservative advocacy organization Family Research Council, in conjunction with the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, released its "Social Issues and Worldview" survey Monday, examining American churchgoers' views on several Christian teachings.

The findings are based on responses collected in July 2025 from 1,003 adults who regularly attend church. The new research comes two years after the publication of a similar study.

When asked if the Bible had clear positions on hot-button social issues dominating American political discourse, a majority of respondents (51%) agreed that the Bible had "clear & decisive" teachings about abortion, down from 65% who said the same in 2023.

About 21% of Christians in the 2025 survey described the Bible's teachings on abortion as "unclear or ambiguous," while 17% maintained that the Bible "does not address" the topic. Meanwhile, 11% did not know whether the Bible addressed the issue.

Around 59% of churchgoers described the Bible as "clear & decisive" about religious liberty, while 20% considered the Bible "unclear or ambiguous" on the topic, and 11% apiece thought the Bible does not address it or did not know whether it does.

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Most churchgoers don't think Bible has clear teachings about homosexuality, transgenderism: poll

Most churchgoers don t believe the Bible has clear and decisive teachings about homosexuality and transgenderism, causing concern that some churches are failing to effectively communicate the

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[chevyontheriver]

Most churchgoers don't believe the Bible has clear and decisive teachings about homosexuality and transgenderism, causing concern that some churches are failing to effectively communicate the teachings of the Bible, a new study finds.

The Washington-based social conservative advocacy organization Family Research Council, in conjunction with the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, released its "Social Issues and Worldview" survey Monday, examining American churchgoers' views on several Christian teachings.

The findings are based on responses collected in July 2025 from 1,003 adults who regularly attend church. The new research comes two years after the publication of a similar study.

When asked if the Bible had clear positions on hot-button social issues dominating American political discourse, a majority of respondents (51%) agreed that the Bible had "clear & decisive" teachings about abortion, down from 65% who said the same in 2023.

About 21% of Christians in the 2025 survey described the Bible's teachings on abortion as "unclear or ambiguous," while 17% maintained that the Bible "does not address" the topic. Meanwhile, 11% did not know whether the Bible addressed the issue.

Around 59% of churchgoers described the Bible as "clear & decisive" about religious liberty, while 20% considered the Bible "unclear or ambiguous" on the topic, and 11% apiece thought the Bible does not address it or did not know whether it does.

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Most churchgoers don't think Bible has clear teachings about homosexuality, transgenderism: poll

Most churchgoers don t believe the Bible has clear and decisive teachings about homosexuality and transgenderism, causing concern that some churches are failing to effectively communicate the

www.christianpost.com

I found this comparison survey of 'ordinary form' Catholics and 'extraordinary form' Catholics. What it tells me is that even though Catholic teaching is (was) clear on the subject we are overall no shining light in practice. Catholics will contracept and abort and who knows what else about as well as your average Protestant.

I also have a new theory on why the TLM must be suppressed. It is because TLM attendees beliefs do not coincide with the liberal modernist plan for the Catholic Church so popular among the friends of Francis. The TLM attendees need to be shut down, re-educated, ostracized, silenced.

Now I attend a plain novus ordo mass almost all the time. It is in a charismatic leaning parish. We have a new bishop who has yet to do anything crazy, not yet anyway. But I talk to people. And the Christian Post survey numbers aren't off the wall. There is a lot of failing to get the faith right, and it should be far clearer to people. Things are very compromised.