What the Torture Debate Reveals about American Evangelical Christianity

Gushee, David P.

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“…The election of George W. Bush in 2000 was a conclusive victory for the Evangelical demographic, as Bush represented the values espoused by the movement (Bernstein, & Jakobsen, 2010). Following reports of abuse committed under the Bush administration at the Abu Ghraib prison camp, debate on whether or not torture was ethical to prevent terrorism ensued throughout the Evangelical community (Gushee, 2010). This torture debate would spark Evangelicals to defend Bush's actions through secular justifications.…”

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Understanding Evangelical Political Positions in the United States

DiFilippo

2023

J Stud Res

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Throughout the history of the United States religious fundamentalism has played a pivotal role in shaping its future. Evangelical Christians have historically been shown to be one of the most prominent religious influences on American governance. From the early days of white settlement of indigenous lands to the political mobilization of Evangelicals in the 1970s Evangelicals discourse has undoubtedly proven to hold strong institutional significance. With Evangelicals making up 25.4% (Religion, 2022) of the population extensive research has been conducted to determine Evangelical political opinion. Despite this documentation, research on individual Evangelical justification is lacking in the general body of knowledge. Through the use of a survey using political polling data followed up with open ended explanation questions, trends with secular and religious justifications were identified. While a small sample size may hinder the conclusiveness of this study, conclusions regarding trends in Evangelical response to gay marriage can be seen as polling data that reflects the general academic consensus. The findings of this survey will serve as a catalyst for further research not only into justifications for Evangelical political opinion but for further research into polling data on underlying justifications for voters in general.

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Section: Secular Versus Religious Reasoningmentioning

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Understanding Evangelical Political Positions in the United States

DiFilippo

2023

J Stud Res

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“…Die National Association of Evangelicals zog 2007 mit einer Deklaration gegen Folter seitens der US-amerikanischen Regierung nach. Auch Vertreter der New Evangelicals wie David Gushee meldeten sich öffentlich zu Wort, nicht zuletzt mit Kritiken an der evangelikalen Rechten (Gushee 2010). Zugleich setzte sie sich die NAE im Fall Rasul v. Myers 178 für Guantánamo-Häftlinge ein, die Minister Rumsfeld bzw.…”

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Die Taufe des Leviathan

Schäfer

2021

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Politik steht zunehmend unter dem Einfluss von Religion, insbesondere in Nord- und Südamerika. Führer der evangelikal-pfingstlichen Bewegung verschaffen sich dort immer mehr politische Macht und bilden eine religiöse Rechte. Aus dem Leiden an sozialer Ungleichheit formen sie ein rückschrittliches Wählerpotenzial und durchlöchern die Grenze zwischen Religion und säkularer Politik. Dagegen positionieren sich auf der Linken religiöse Graswurzelbewegungen, die die Erfahrungen sozialer Ungleichheit in ethischen Protest umleiten. Heinrich Wilhelm Schäfer analysiert diese religiös-politischen Kämpfe um gesellschaftliche Macht und Laizität in den Amerikas und diskutiert die Möglichkeiten eines post-säkularen Dialogs.

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“…2 2 For more robust treatments of these themes by some of these authors, see Gushee 2010 and Crane 2010–2011. …”

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PERSPECTIVES ON TORTURE: Reports from a Dialogue Including Christian, Judaic, Islamic, and Feminist Viewpoints

Crane

2011

Journal of Religious Ethics

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Torture continues to be a pressing political issue in North America, yet religious scholarly reflection on the ethics of torture remains all but sidelined in public discourse for a variety of complex reasons. These reasons are explored-and critiqued-in this collection of reflections by Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and feminist religious ethicists. These scholars find that historical amnesia, forced if not twisted readings of classical texts and contemporary human rights instruments, and sociological factors are but a few of the factors challenging contemporary religious ethical discourse on torture.

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What the Torture Debate Reveals about American Evangelical Christianity

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Understanding Evangelical Political Positions in the United States

Understanding Evangelical Political Positions in the United States

Die Taufe des Leviathan

PERSPECTIVES ON TORTURE: Reports from a Dialogue Including Christian, Judaic, Islamic, and Feminist Viewpoints

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