Sixty-two percent of American Christians agreed that Israel’s right to land extends to biblical boundaries, highlighting significant support for the nation’s territorial claims based on religious texts.
The study, conducted between March 8 and 14, 2024 and published earlier this month, highlights the nuanced perspectives within different Christian denominations.The survey, which surveyed 2,033 American Christian adults, found notable differences in beliefs between evangelicals, mainline Protestants and Catholics regarding religion. biblical borders of Israel.
Among evangelicals, 69 percent agree that Israel’s right to the land extends to biblical boundaries, reflecting the highest level of support among the denominations surveyed. Mainline Protestants showed a slightly lower agreement rate at 52 percent, while 56 percent of Catholics agreed with this outlook.
This survey also delved into broader beliefs regarding the Abrahamic Covenant, with 48 percent of all respondents believing that God’s covenant with the Jewish people remains intact. The breakdown showed that 58 percent of evangelicals, 44 percent of mainline Protestants and 38 percent of Catholics share this belief.
In addition to views on biblical boundaries, the survey explored attitudes toward Israel’s actions in recent conflicts.
Views on Israel’s actions in recent conflicts
Forty-five percent of respondents view Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023 as largely justified.
Evangelicals have the highest percentage (21%) of viewing Israel’s actions as completely justified, compared to 23% of mainline Protestants and 18% of Catholics.
The survey also highlighted that 40 percent of American Christians support Israel over the Palestinians in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Evangelicals again showed the highest level of support, with 47 percent, with large majority Protestants and Catholics at 42 and 32 percent, respectively. Additionally, 71 percent of respondents indicated that their religious beliefs have little impact on their view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with 62 percent of evangelicals, 72 percent of mainline Protestants and 79 percent of Catholics expressing this. feeling.Overall, the survey, conducted by SurveyUSA and sponsored by Chosen People Ministries, found a strong alignment of religious beliefs with support for Israel among American Christians, particularly among evangelicals.
