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Church Life
52% : Weekly churchgoers who say pastors contribute "a lot" to the well-being of society.
37% : All adults who say the same.
Source: Pew Research Center
Jesus
The seven Wikipedia topics more controversial than Jesus (based
on editing history):
George W. Bush
Anarchism
Muhammad
WWE personnel
Global warming
Circumcision
United States
Source: Global Wikipedia, Scarecrow Press
Homosexuality
42% : LGBT adults who identify as Christian.
29% : LGBT adults who say they have felt unwelcome at a place of worship (6 percent within the past year).
Source: Pew Research Center
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