Episcopal clergy lead the way in rejecting Christian doctrine

Episcopal clergy take lead in staking out progressive positions
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
March 06, 2009

[Episcopal News Service] A survey by Public Religion Research released March 6 shows that mainline Protestant clergy are much more likely to identify themselves as liberal and Democrat than conservative or Republican.

The "Clergy Voices" survey showed that clergy of The Episcopal Church, which it included in its definition of mainline Protestants, and the United Church of Christ (UCC)--66 percent and 74 percent, respectively--were the most likely to call themselves liberal. Overall, 48 percent of the clergy surveyed chose that label.

Robert P. Jones, the research group's founder and president, said during a March 6 telephone briefing that the survey showed that Episcopal Church and UCC clergy were "really staking out more progressive views" than the rest of the clergy who responded. the rest