Thread by @robertpjones

1/ THREAD: This year, Andy Williams's Christmas anthem might be more suited to the current mood of the country if the word “wonderful” were replaced with “anger-filled.”
My latest via substack.
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2/ As 2021 closes, anger has become palpable across the great vaccination divide.
1 in 5 say that disagreements over COVID-19 vaccinations have caused “major conflict” & strained family relations "to the breaking point."
Via new @PRRIpoll @ifyc survey.
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3/ As I’ve pored over data on reactions to the pandemic in 2021, it is painful to see how estranged white evangelical Protestants have become from their fellow Americans. Amg WEP, regular church attendance doubles the likelihood of vaccine refusal.
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Among religious Americans who are unvaccinated, tempers run hottest among white Christian groups. 8 in 10 say they are angry at those who think they have the right to tell them to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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5/ White evangelical Protestants are the only major religious group among whom a majority does NOT agree that getting vaccinated is “a way to live out the religious principle of loving my neighbors” (42% vs. 59% of all Americans).
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6/ As we light the third Advent candle representing love, the behavior of so many—far too many—of us who profess to be Christian during this trial has demonstrated that politics has come before faith, defiance before concern, and rights before love.
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