Aufsatz(elektronisch)1960

Religion and Politics

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 332, Heft 1, S. 101-111

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Abstract

The controversy over mixing religion and politics has not kept religion apart from government. Religious groups participate in a wide variety of political activities. But religious groups in the United States are not organized as political parties or political machines. There is a relation between religious affiliation and party affiliation. The correlation, however, does not usually indicate a "religious" vote. In part, the relation reflects socio-economic status. For Catholics and Jews it is very much a result of awareness of minority status. As minority awareness declines, trends in voting change. There is no pattern of voting for or against candidates because of their religion. The importance of religion in a presidential election cannot be assessed on the basis of other elections. The election of a Catholic president would not change the nature of our government, but it would have an effect on American politics.

Sprachen

Englisch

Verlag

SAGE Publications

ISSN: 1552-3349

DOI

10.1177/000271626033200111

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