The latest survey of board members of the National Association of Evangelicals shows that they overwhelmingly stay away from telling worshippers how to vote.

When asked the question “Does your church advise parishioners who to vote for?”, almost all the leaders answered “No!” – and most with an exclamation point.

“Most survey questions produce a broad range of responses from evangelical leaders but this time was different,” said NAE President Leith Anderson. “Only one person answered yes.”

Respondents said their churches distribute voter guides detailing candidates’ positions on political and moral matters.