Category: Religion
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Changing Church in the South: Religion and Politics in Elba, Alabama Conventional wisdom and statistical evidence show Southerners to be considerably more conservative on social issues like gay marriage and abortion than others in the U.S. But in shifting one's vantage point from the aerial view of statistics to the streets of Elba, Alabama, the relationships among faith, politics and social values become far more nuanced and dynamic. In this Southern Baptist stronghold, the roles and expectations of women are changing, non-Baptists are moving here and looking for a church home, and a new faith community has emerged, disaffected with the established orthodoxy. While the Southern Baptist Convention dominates the rural South and is likely to shape political thinking here in the near future, recent experience in Elba suggests that within “the solid South” there are striations of questioning and even defiance.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Politics and Elections, Religion | Publication |
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Religion, Politics, and the Environment in Rural America Reflecting the heterogeneous nature of rural America, rural Americans are divided primarily along religious lines on their perspectives of environmental conservation and climate change. And as rural voters and environmental issues become key issues in the upcoming presidential election, this religious divide presents a challenge to political candidates.
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Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Environment, Politics and Elections, Public Opinion, Religion, Rural | Publication |
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Values and Religion in Rural America: Attitudes Toward Abortion and Same-Sex Relations The rural vote is critical, but how do rural voters' views on issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and religion influence elections? This brief compares rural and urban views on these divisive issues and examines how much rural opinions vary within rural regions of the country.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Politics and Elections, Religion, Rural | Publication |