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The Most and Least Trusted Occupations

By sifilings on Fri, 08/09/13
Society & Culture
Clergy Trust

The Most and Least Trusted Occupations

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Chip Van Emmerik

New109%

Fri, 08/09/13

Phew - I’m safe. I get 72% favorable for being a teacher and 37% favorable for being ordained. I can live with 109% of people thinking I contribute “a lot” to society and can be trusted.

Why is it that my voice always seems to be loudest when I am saying the dumbest things?

Related . . .

Topics: Public Trust, Clergy Trust, Gallup
  • Public trust in pastors continues to decline, Gallup poll finds
  • Above Reproach? Fewer Americans See Pastors as Ethical
  • “While 75 percent of churchgoers ‘hold clergy in high regard,’ they aren’t as positive when it comes to personal attributes and character qualities.”
  • Americans rank clergy at record low in honesty and ethics ratings: Gallup
  • Public Trust in Pastors Falls to Historic Low

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

(ESV, Proverbs 15:1)

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