It's important to remember that you'll get vastly different answers depending on which church you go to. Especially when it comes to ministers.
Some are much more conservative in their beliefs.
The church I occasionally attend has a minister who is much more willing to speak out against social injustices, despite the possibility of people walking out or getting angry.
I just wanted to comment on the topic of vast answers to a question(s) at a church.
I have been to a few different ones over the years. Some because they weren't a good fit, others due to them temporarily needing help, others because I was a guest/being curious, and others due to moving to new places. (Albeit, my experience is still limited as I never moved states away or even to another country).
Not all, but many churches do have a discussion time where asking questions about topics related to theology, translation, history, life application, and even social topics is not only appropriate but encouraged. This allows people of the same faith.. same church even, to share thoughts and viewpoints that aren't just from one or two people who are leading though they are there and actively participating in conversation, or even from the same political background or previous religious background.
Though this is opinion based: churches should have an opportunity for this somewhere. It may not be on thier main weekly gathering day, but it could be later in the week. And it helps keep weird bubbles/sheltering from forming.
Some churches may not have it simply because of how they are ran or their members are such a low number.. which the minister/priest/pastor whatever they are called will provide an answer a week later after taking time to reflect and write it up. Sometimes they will even give resources for you to check out further on your own.
But I also wanted to mention, sometimes a live
Christian podcast that airs online in a consistent manner can be found that have theologians and scholars and ministers talking together about a topic a caller or writer asked. Sometimes podcasts can be found with a board of a variety of denomination ministers/priests/pastors ect instead. I actually really like a podcasts because nothing is off the table and there isnt a shying away from answering a question. It is worth looking into podcasts (live if possible) just for more variance from people who had deep study. There is one I like tuning into now and then that I found really helpful and I am not even a part of their denomination. But they are willing to talk about the topics in life that people get whipped up about or are embarrassing but keep the talk focused about the realistic fact of having to live through it. And it is done live and then still available afterwards.
I know they’re talking about horses, but talking about “three-year-olds” just makes me think of little kids running a race. 
