{"id":32897,"date":"2022-09-10T16:27:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/few-americans-look-to-the-president-or-preachers-to-solve-the-nations-challenges\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T16:27:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:27:27","slug":"few-americans-look-to-the-president-or-preachers-to-solve-the-nations-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/few-americans-look-to-the-president-or-preachers-to-solve-the-nations-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Few Americans Look to the President or Preachers to Solve the Nation\u2019s Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Bob Smietana<\/em><\/p>\n

America\u2019s got problems and needs to talk.<\/p>\n

But few Americans agree on who can best lead a conversation about the nation\u2019s woes, according to a new report from Nashville-based Lifeway Research.<\/p>\n

Less than a quarter (23 percent) would turn to the office of the U.S. president. About 1 in 10 would turn to the nation\u2019s preachers (11 percent) or to college professors (10 percent).<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost no one would ask a musician or pro athlete,\u201d says Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, \u201ceven though they often try to start public conversations.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusicians or athletes get a great deal of attention for their public statements about the issues,\u201d said McConnell. \u201cBut few Americans seem to look to them as thought leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Before the recent presidential election, Lifeway Research asked a representative sample of 1,000 Americans this question: \u201cIn America today, who is in the best position to generate a healthy conversation on challenges facing our society?\u201d Possible responses included \u201cour elected president,\u201d preachers and even pro athletes.<\/p>\n

About a quarter of those surveyed say the office of the president has the best chance of fostering healthy public conversations (23 percent). Eleven percent say pastors of local churches. Ten percent say university professors. Members of the media (8 percent) faired slightly better than business leaders (7 percent) or members of Congress (6 percent). Few Americans look to professional athletes (1 percent) or musicians (less than 1 percent) to lead healthy conversations about the nation\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n

The most common response: \u201cNone of these\u201d (33 percent).<\/p>\n

Among other findings:<\/p>\n