American theocracy

The New York Times Magazine contains a long article about the close ties between evangelical Christians and the Republican party.

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The finding that men are more likely to be secular than women is a relatively robust result.
I've noted before that the background to the 'culture wars' is that white, male, Christian (often Protestant) is no longer the cultural default setting. Regarding religion:
Across most nationally representative surveys, if you measure Evangelical christians as those respondents who identify themselves as "evangelical" and who also, when given a multiple choice question, answer that the "bible is the literal word of God," you usually find that about 30% to 35% of adu
This week's New York Times Magazine has this lengthy article suggesting that the evangelical voters a

Might it make sense to note that the article is mainly about how those close ties may be falling apart?

By Joshua Zelinsky (not verified) on 28 Oct 2007 #permalink

One of the main reasons why some of us who used to be republicans can no longer with good conscience associate with that party. Unfortunately there are not a lot of options for independents.

Uhh... that article is all about evangelical Christianity's drift AWAY from the Republican party the same way as it abandoned Carter... Kind of the opposite of your headline there.

"Some might compare the religious right to a snake," he said. "We may be in our hole right now, but we can come out and bite you at any time."

Have truer words ever been spoken?

Hopefully the Democratic party won't seduce the evangelicals. If that were the case they'd all just feel used which they have been. Maybe they'll even stay away from the polls for a few years. That'd be nice.

And this has what to do with neurophilosophy? My feedreader is packed enough without this superfluousness.

By Cog Scientist (not verified) on 29 Oct 2007 #permalink