God bless America: The top reason religious conservatives oppose same-sex marriage

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Tobin Grant | Nov 5, 2014
Guest post by Daniel Bennett

Public support for same-sex marriage has inched past the symbolic fifty-percent mark in most polls. This means that a sizeable segment of society still opposes same-sex marriage.

Some of this opinion is based on morality and values, which is often shaped by one’s personal relationships with LGBT friends.

But this isn’t the whole story. There are many things that people find morally objectionable that do not want to outlaw. What is it that makes people link their religious beliefs to this public policy?

I found an answer to this question last weekend while I was on a panel at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Andrew Whitehead, a sociologist at Clemson University, and Samuel Perry of the University of Chicago presented new research on what really drives opposition to same-sex marriage in the United States.

http://tobingrant.religionnews.com/2014/11/05/god-bless-america-reason-religious-conservatives-oppose-sex-marriage/

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1. Christian nationalism. That makes sense.

Very interesting study and findings.