GOP Dips in Religion Poll

[wakeme2008]

:rofl:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-ReligionPoll.html

August 24, 2006
GOP Dips in Religion Poll
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 5:17 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people who consider the Republican Party friendly to religion has dipped below half in the last year, with declines among white evangelicals and white Catholics.

But the GOP remains far more closely tied to religion than the Democratic Party.

The number of people who consider the GOP friendly to religion dropped from 55 percent to 47 percent -- with a 14-point drop among white evangelical conservatives and an 11-point drop among white Catholics, according to the poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

..more at link.....

[napi21]

1. I heard about a report today that somelarge group of

evangelicals has broken with Shrub! I'm very glad to hear that these folks seem now to recognize that Shrub isn't what he bretends to be!

I'm a white Catholic, but I never supported Shrub, so I guess I don't count.

[Nikki Stone 1]

2. Yeah, why do only the evangelicals count?

:(

[napi21]

4. Because they are the LARGEST GROUP!

There are millions of Evangelicals, and althoughother religionsare also large groups of people, they aren't nearly as large as the Evans.

I think we also need to understand that Evangelicalsare a very active group, and if you can get them energized, they'll get out there and fight and support you!

[Nikki Stone 1]

6. Are there really more of them than there are mainline Protestants?

I haven't seen the figures.

[WePurrsevere]

13. Maybe this link/info & map from 2004 & 2000 will help....

http://www.religioustolerance.org/us_rel5.htm

54.7% of American adults identify themselves as Protestants. Of these:
12.6% are Traditionalist Evangelicals
10.8% Centrist Evangelicals
02.9% Modernist Evangelicals
Making a total of 26.3% for white and non-Latino Evangelical Protestants
04.3% Traditionalist Mainliners
07.0% Centrist Mainliners
04.7% Modernist Mainliners
Making a total of 16.0% for white and non-Latino Mainline Protestants
02.8% Latino Protestants
09.6% Black Protestants

22.0% are Roman Catholics:
04.4% Traditionalist Catholic
08.1% Centrist Catholic
05.0% Modernist Catholic
04.5% Latino Catholic

12.6% are followers of one or more religions not otherwise specified:
02.7% Other Christian, including Christian Scientists, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, O (the Mormons), Orthodox Churches, etc.
01.9% Jewish
02.7% Other religions, including Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Unitarian Universalists, New Agers.
05.3% Unaffiliated believers -- persons with no religious affiliation.

10.7% do reject the beliefs of established religions:
07.5% Secularists -- persons with no religious affiliation who have few or no religious beliefs or practices.
03.2% Atheists & Agnostics -- non-theistic beliefs.

Map is found following "Christian" link here: http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/geo/courses/geo200/religion.html
Unfortunately it doesn't break it into Evangelical and Mainline but if you know the difference it helps a bit I think.
(btw: This, along with the "Religious Tolerance" site above, are two of the most interesting religious info sites I've found online.)

[Nikki Stone 1]

16. GREAT MAP!!

Thanks!

[Anakin Skywalker]

11. How Do You

get them energized? Put batteries in them? (I am picturing the Energizer Bunny here)

[Anakin Skywalker]

10. It's Not That Nice.

I don't think they broke up with him because they've seen the light. It's probably because he did or said some things that they don't consider "conservative" enough for them. These evangelical types have wet dreams about ultra-rightwing peeps like Gary Bauer being their man (at least back in pre-election 2000, anyway. I don't know who their main man is now, because I haven't spoken to these nuts in a long time). They are REALLY FAR RIGHT and moderate Republicans (say a guy like Arnold the current CA guv) are not well liked by them at all.

[redqueen]

3. Is that because they won't outlaw abortion already?

Or because they failed to amend the constitution to make gay marriage illegal, or what?

[leesa]

7. And they haven't slaughtered all the Muslims in the Middle East yet

They think the GOP are slackards.

[gratuitous]

5. War, torture and corruption don't sell with religious folks?

No one could have predicted that!

[Fridays Child]

8. Maybe these people are finally getting the memo...

...that their Jesus was a Liberal.

[Kahuna]

9. tee hee hee..

:applause:

[Thor_MN]

12. Why would anyone poll GOP Dips? Other than to paint rosy pictures...

[VegasWolf]

14. They're pissed because they thought the god president would have

brought about the Rapture by this time. They are tired of waiting and want to git 'er done.

[goforit]

15. GOP and the religion of false prophets. Nothing but parasites