By Andrew M. Greeley
ISBN-10: 0226306623
ISBN-13: 9780226306629
ISBN-10: 0226306755
ISBN-13: 9780226306759
Ever because the reelection of President Bush, conservative Christians were stereotyped within the well known media: Bible-thumping militants and anti-intellectual zealots made up our minds to impose their convictions on such issues as evolution, tuition prayer, pornography, abortion, and homosexuality at the remainder of us. yet conservative Christians aren't as fanatical or intractable as many folks imagine, nor are they unavoidably the monolithic balloting block or political base that saved Bush in power. Andrew M. Greeley and Michael Hout's eye-opening publication expertly conveys the complexity, sort, and sensibilities of conservative Christians, dispelling the myths that experience lengthy shrouded them in prejudice and political bias. For starters, Greeley and Hout show that category and source of revenue have trumped ethical matters for those american citizens extra frequently than we observe: a dramatic majority of working-class and lower-class conservative Christians sponsored liberals akin to Jimmy Carter and invoice Clinton in the course of their runs for president. And by way of abortion, such a lot conservative Christians usually are not continually pro-life within the absolute type often assumed: they're nonetheless prone to oppose the perform than different americans, yet 86 percentage of them are keen to tolerate it to guard the health and wellbeing of the mummy or while the lady has been raped, and 22 percentage of them are even pro-choice. What do conservative Christians particularly take into consideration evolution, homosexuality, or maybe the which means of the be aware of God? Answering those questions and extra, The fact approximately Conservative Christians will interest—and surprise—a vast diversity of readers, in particular during this heated election year.
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The interpretation more consistent with the bulk of the evidence is that most people are socialized to a broad spectrum of beliefs in the context of their religious heritage—in short, denomination constrains belief. spirituality Conservative Protestants are very devout. Thirty-seven percent attend services every week—almost half of the weekly attenders go more than once a week. Afro-American Protestants are only slightly less devout; 28 percent attend weekly and one-third of them go more than once a week.
Mainline Protestants score about one-third of a point below Conservative Protestants on the moral ambiguity item; the evangelical scale accounts for 40 percent of that. 19 This code might explain why many Conservative Protestants were so eager to demolish former president Bill Clinton. He was a sinner who would corrupt society unless society proved its worthiness by the religion of conservative christians 33 punishing him. 20 Perhaps the contemporary antiabortion, antihomosexuality, antipornography crusades represent continuity in moral righteousness among the Conservative Protestants.
There are no differences across religions on the subject of morality being a personal matter. Mainline Protestants score about one-third of a point below Conservative Protestants on the moral ambiguity item; the evangelical scale accounts for 40 percent of that. 19 This code might explain why many Conservative Protestants were so eager to demolish former president Bill Clinton. He was a sinner who would corrupt society unless society proved its worthiness by the religion of conservative christians 33 punishing him.
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