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Americans rank clergy at record low in honesty and ethics ratings: Gallup

By Filings on Tue, 02/17/26
Society & Culture
Public Trust
Clergy Trust
American Culture

“The public perception of the honesty and ethical standards of clergy reached a record low over the last 50 years, according to Gallup’s annual honesty and ethics survey. Just 27% of the American public ranked clergy as high or very high on the scale. Six other professions reached record lows in their honesty and ethical standards rankings over the period” - CPost

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