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The impact of religious denomination affiliation & attendance on tolerance is assessed, using data from Rs to the General Social Survey of the National Opinion Research Center for 1976, 1977, & 1980 (N = 4,285). Tolerance for atheists, communists, homosexuals, militarists, & racists, & also for the least-liked group for each R, is compared across denominations. It is found that denominational differences in political tolerance are substantial, & that frequent religious service attendees in each denomination are less tolerant than nonattenders, although the magnitude of the difference varies by denomination. These relationships remain strong after controlling for SES. Some religious denominations are less tolerant than others regardless of the object of intolerance. Some political questions suggested by these findings are noted. 6 Tables, 1 Appendix, 15 References. Modified HA.

Compares religious and political attitudes of Christian right groups; based on a 1983 survey of U.S. ministers.

This article takes issue with the assumption that the Christian right is a monolithic bloc. In a national sample of clergy, self-identified fundamentalists, evangelicals, and nonidentifiers (neither fundamentalists nor nonfundamentalists) are compared on three dimensions: religious attitudes, political attitudes (issue opinions and ideology), and political communications from the pulpit. The self-identification scheme yields groups that are very distinct on all three dimensions.