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POLS 3090
Blaine amendments:
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Cause: Public schools were “defacto” protestant therefore Catholics wanted their own
schools
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Proposed State money used for religious schools
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Anti-Catholicism was an issue in the early to mid 1900s.
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JFK was a Catholic and was outspoken about religion in politics.
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Religious divide in America shrank considerably between the 60s-early 2000s. Majority
of Catholics voted for a Methodist in 2004.
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Judaism (1-2% population)
o Reform (Very Liberal),
o Conservative (Liberal-ish),
o Orthodox (Strict) - growing
o Geographic concentrations (NY/FL)
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Islam
o Rapid growth but relatively small and dispreads
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Diversity on politics, except for Palestinian cause
Amish
o Separatist (they don’t care)
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Christian Identity Movement
o Being racist somehow equates to being Christian
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Native American Church
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Metropolitan Community Churches (Protestant)
o Early sympathizer of the gay community
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Mormon
o Republican leaning majority
o Ostracized by Christians
o Utah 70-80% RED
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
o Not involved in politics