This is fascinating. The Catholic church has lost a hella number of followers due to priest sex abuse of children. It has traditionally been pretty Democratic by party mainly due to the focus on poverty and due to where high immigration rates have come from historically.
With so much crazy political extremism being coupled with organized Christian religions, I think many people in the US outside of the bible belt regions have just had it with the hypocrisy, control and power dynamics and plain meanness of what we see today in evangelical Christianity as it bullies its way via the GOP across the nation.
Even as a past practicing Catholic, I have never felt that religion or spiritual beliefs were mean't for anything other than personal use. I even remember a time when one just did not talk about their religion outside of their church, etc. It was something you shared with those you knew at a place of worship or maybe an event or benefit sponsored by the church you attended. Of course, as a kid, I lived in a situation and locale that was not fond of Catholics or immigrants. Consequently, my feelings/experiences may not reflect much of anything other than.... my experience.
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Originally Posted by Toughy
I was looking for info on how many Catholics (I was watching Bill Moyers segment on the Nuns on a Bus) were Dems or Republican and found this:
http://religions.pewforum.org/
fascinating |