Religion and political beliefs. Again.

[Warren Stupidity]

Because it can't be repeated too often.

By affiliation:


And by "religiosity" measured by church attendance:


Source: http://www.pewforum.org/2012/11/07/how-the-faithful-voted-2012-preliminary-exit-poll-analysis/

[PeaceNikki]

1. But, but, but religious people are DEMOCRATS AND WE SHOULD STOP BEING MEAN TO THEM!!!111!

Dear DU,
The non-religious are even more so.

Love,
Reality

[onager]

2. Nope, not even when Reality slaps them right in the face...

e.g., Obama's 2009 inaugration. Which liberal Democratic-type clergyman got chosen to deliver the Official Public Brown-Nosing Of The Big Sky Daddy?

Rick Warren.

I continue to be baffled by the absolute, pig-headed refusal of some people to accept current religious/political realities. As opposed to the realities of, oh, about 1963.

But in Certain Groups, I still see the insistence that Xian Fundies are only a small, loud minority. And the REAL power lies with the old mainline liberal denominations. Denominations that, by any poll you choose - Gallup, Pew etc. - have been losing members and influence for decades and continue to do so.

It's just weird.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. Wait, Mormons are protestants?

Really.

I just thought that they were nuts.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. As they added a new prophet and new basic beliefs and new gobbledy gook books, no.

Protestant sects don't add those things, they just evicted the pope and revised the standard beliefs as they saw fit, no new prophets, no new holy books.

[Curmudgeoness]

4. Interesting that, although not a significant change,

Romney got less of the Mormon vote than Bush did.....78% vs. 80%.

But it is apparent that the "never" church goers are the most progressive, although the Jewish, other and no faiths look to be Democratic voters as well. Damn those evangelicals.