Religious Affiliation and Politico-Economic Attitude: A Study of Eight Major U.S. Religious Groups

Wesley,; Allinsmith, Beverly

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“…In the 1950s, vast majorities in a sample of suburban Jews claimed it was ''essential'' or ''desirable'' for a ''good Jew'' to ''support all humanitarian causes,'' help the ''underprivileged improve their lot,'' and ''be a liberal on political and economic issues'' (Sklare and Greenblum 1979). Studies since the mid-century document Jewish support for liberal causes (Allinsmith and Allinsmith 1948) and Democratic candidates (Berelson 1954;Campbell 1960;Fuchs 1956), in line with more recent work that points in the same general direction (Cohen 1983(Cohen , 1984(Cohen , 1989Fisher 1976Fisher , 1979Liebman and Cohen 1990).…”

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American Jewish Liberalism: Unraveling the Strands

Cohen¹,

Liebman²

1997

Public Opinion Quarterly

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American Jewish Liberalism: Unraveling the Strands

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Liebman²

1997

Public Opinion Quarterly

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“…Early studies in policy attitudes (Williamson 1974) found that Catholics were more likely to support greater efforts to aid the poor compared to Protestants, which could be a historical consequence of the heavy concentration of American Catholics within the urban manual workforce (Allinsmith and Allinsmith 1948). Of course, these demographics may have changed over the past half century or so.…”

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The Politics of Denying Communion to Catholic Elected Officials

Blake

Friesen²

2013

The Forum

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Abstract:In his 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry, a Catholic, was threatened with being denied Holy Communion because of his pro-choice voting record. This article investigates the extent to which communion denial impacted Catholic elected officials and analyzes public attitudes regarding communion denial for Kerry. The results of our analysis suggest that, despite heavy media coverage, few bishops endorsed the communion denial and few pro-choice Catholic officials were threatened. While the data also indicate there are meaningful political implications for public attitudes on communion denial, the tactic does not command support from many Catholics.

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“…Williamson (1974) found that American Catholics are more likely to support greater efforts to aid the poor compared to Protestants. Allinsmith and Allinsmith (1948) argued that because American Catholics often tended to be urban manual workers they had the highest levels of support for guaranteed economic security among any religious group. Of course, these demographics may have changed over the past half century or so.…”

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God Save This Honorable Court

Blake

2011

Political Research Quarterly

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If Supreme Court behavior is structured largely by the policy preferences of the justices, political scientists ought to consider the source of those preferences. Religion is one force that can strongly shape a judge’s worldview and therefore her or his votes. In this article, the author examines the effect of religion on U.S. Supreme Court votes in eleven issue areas plausibly connected to religious values. Catholic justices vote in ways that more closely adhere to the teachings of the Catholic Church than do non-Catholic justices even after controlling for ideology. These results may indicate that Catholic theology is different from Protestant or Jewish theology. It is also possible that on some issues there is not much of a theological difference, but religious values play a more prominent role in public life for Catholic justices.

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Religious Affiliation and Politico-Economic Attitude: A Study of Eight Major U.S. Religious Groups

Cited by 37 publications

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American Jewish Liberalism: Unraveling the Strands

American Jewish Liberalism: Unraveling the Strands

The Politics of Denying Communion to Catholic Elected Officials

God Save This Honorable Court

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