Remember all the talk about how evangelicals are broadening their agenda to include other issues like the environment and poverty? Well, they may be focusing more on those issues – and one survey says they are more green-conscious — but that doesn’t mean they’ve gotten more liberal in their politics on these issues.
A stunning new survey from John Green of University of Akron finds that evangelicals if anything have moved to the right on these non-social issues:
Support for stricter environmental regulation:
2004: 53.2%
2008: 45.3%
Those wanting fewer government services:
2004: 34%
2008: 42.5%