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Examines characteristics of those who use abortion as a major factor in selecting a political candidate; based on a survey of 418 voters in Muncie, Indiana.

The political importance of Christian churches in the 1 980s is the focus of this wide-ranging book of readings. Contributors begin by placing the current involvement of religious groups in politics in historical perspective and then analyze the politics and ideologies of both the religious right and religious left. They al30 explore specific issues, including the separation of church and state, the impact of religious interest groups on public policy, religion and abortion, and feminist theological views.

Four hundred and eighteen residents of "Middletown" (Muncie, Indiana) were randomly selected to develop empirical models of factors related to using the abortion issue in selecting a candidate for political ofice, for both pro‐life and pro‐choice people. Regression analysis was used to develop those models. For pro‐life people, social consensus developed within conservative Protestant environments related to abortion‐issue voting. For pro‐choice people, abortion issue‐voting behavior was based more on their political (vs. religious) views and there was less need for group support to do this. Among these pro‐choice advocates as well, young educated women were the most likely to translate their attitude position into a pro‐choice vote. Possible explanations for these results are then presented.

In this article, the authors present data on the validity and reliability of a new form of employee honesty testing:The Integrity Interview. Advantages of this form of employee honesty testing over other forms are discussed.