Republicans, Democrats, Religion

Kal'Stang said:

I've been seeing a lot of posts lately making the basic claim that Republicans = religious and Democrats = non-religious. So this is making me curious...how many here identify as Democrat and non-religious? How many Democrats are religious? How many Republicans are not religious and how many are religious?

And yes, I know that this is only focusing on two party groups. If you are neither Republican or Democrat then this question isn't for you. Simple as that.

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Perhaps this Reform party member should be replying, but I am anyway. What you mentioned Republican equals Religious and Democrat equals non-religious or one might even say anti-religion is the stereotype of the two parties. Here on DP anyway, those who profess to be Democrat/Liberal seem more apt to knock, mock and degrade religion.

But that doesn't make it so when encompassing the whole country. Two things might probably make at least seem valid. Abortion, Republicans/conservatives are more likely to be against it and Democrats/liberals for it. Then too I think Republicans are more apt to wear their religion on their sleeve.

Now I do not have a poll on the break down of which party is most religious, but Gallup last week had one for daily prayer in public schools.

In U.S., Support for Daily Prayer in Schools Dips Slightly



Perhaps this answers your question, maybe not.

Conservative. Not religious.

I lean right and am not religious at all.

Lean right and not religious at all.

Kal'Stang said:

I've been seeing a lot of posts lately making the basic claim that Republicans = religious and Democrats = non-religious. So this is making me curious...how many here identify as Democrat and non-religious? How many Democrats are religious? How many Republicans are not religious and how many are religious?

And yes, I know that this is only focusing on two party groups. If you are neither Republican or Democrat then this question isn't for you. Simple as that.

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Total false stereotype

Republicans = religious is just like saying Republicans = racist or Democrat = atheist

ObamacareFail said:

No......I am just a believe in the first amendment to the US constitution. I believe that if a student in a public school wants to say a prayer when class is not in session...he/she should be allowed to do so. If a student or teacher wants to possess a bible in the classroom, they should be allowed to do so. And while I am okay with organized prayer in school, I don't suggest that everyone be forced to participate in it. The left just does not understand the first amendment and the perceived separation of church in state. It was never meant to ban religion anywhere. It was meant to protect religious freedom as well as not force people into religion. It was meant to keep us from becoming a clerical state where one religion is official and all must participate.

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I agree with substantially most of this other than your phase "perceived separation of church in state".... I am not certain what you are trying to say here. I personally believe that intertwining religion with government is a bad idea that will only serve to hurt religion in the long-run. History has shown that when religious leaders end up with too much governmental influence it tends to corrupt the church, lead to bad governance and back-fire on the church.

The separation of church AND state is designed to protect both state and church (religious freedom). Though we should do nothing to suggest that one religious viewpoint is a "state religion", that said, I do believe much of our law / interpretation of the law is way overboard. If someone wants to pray in class or hold a bible study after school, one should be allowed to do so. If a pastor delivers an invocation and closes with "in the name of Jesus".... so what? It will cause no one any harm. However, the same people that endorse an Evangelical pastor's prayer need to offer the same respect to a prayer of an Imam. My guess, however, is that most won't endorse the two-way street here, which is why people get uptight about the Evangelical pastor's prayer.