Seeing the Connection: Religion and Politics in the Ohio Moral Majority
Although there has been a good deal of attention to the impact of religious attitudes, orientations, and behaviors on political attitudes and behaviors, there has been little systematic analysis of the subjective connection which individuals perceive between their religious and political beliefs. Du...
| Published in: | Review of religious research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1988
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Review of religious research
Year: 1988, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-58 |
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| Summary: | Although there has been a good deal of attention to the impact of religious attitudes, orientations, and behaviors on political attitudes and behaviors, there has been little systematic analysis of the subjective connection which individuals perceive between their religious and political beliefs. During the past few years, the organizations of the New Christian Right have attempted to connect the religious beliefs of their constituency with a set of conservative political positions on social, economic and foreign policy issues. Among the activists of the Ohio Moral Majority, the subjective connection between religious and political beliefs is high. The variation on the strength of this connection is related to the positions these activists take on a number of political issues. This is particularly true for women, where the impact of this connection on attitudes towards "women's issues" and issues of war and peace is quite strong. The strength of the connection has a different impact on the attitudes of self- identified fundamentalists and evangelicals on domestic issues. The impact of the subjective connection on political attitudes remains significant after the introduction of multivariate controls. Further research with other religious groups and refined indicators seems to be indicated. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511840 |