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40% of Churchgoers Fear Leaders Who Leave the Faith Could Lead Others Astray

July 13, 2020 by Staff

(The Christian Post) As some high-profile Christian pastors and musicians have abandoned their faith in recent years, a large percentage of churchgoers say they’re concerned about those leaders’ eternal destinies and fear they may lead others astray, a new LifeWay Research poll finds.

“If a person who is well known for their work in Christian ministry announced they no longer believed in Christianity, how would you expect to feel?” the Nashville-based Southern Baptist organization asked 1,002 Protestant churchgoers from across the United States in an online survey released last week. 

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