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http://www.publicreligion.org/objects/uploads/fck/file/AVS 2010 Report FINAL.pdf
The report includes a section on the strong connection between conservative christian views and the tea party. Interesting reading.
I would be interested to know what percentage of posters on the religion board, who routinely come out as anti-gay marriage and/or anti-abortion, consider themselves to be part of the tea party.
I think the claim can logically be made that this is not an economic movement. It's a "values/morality" movement.
...the survey challenged much of the other conventional wisdom about Americans who consider themselves part of the Tea Party movement:
-Nearly half (47%) also say they are part of the religious right or conservative Christian movement. Among the more than 8-in-10 (81%) who identify as Christian within the Tea Party movement, 57% also consider themselves part of the Christian conservative movement.
-They make up just 11% of the adult population—half the size of the conservative Christian movement (22%).
-They are mostly social conservatives, not libertarians on social issues. Nearly two-thirds (63%) say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, and less than 1-in-5 (18%) support allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.
The report includes a section on the strong connection between conservative christian views and the tea party. Interesting reading.
I would be interested to know what percentage of posters on the religion board, who routinely come out as anti-gay marriage and/or anti-abortion, consider themselves to be part of the tea party.
I think the claim can logically be made that this is not an economic movement. It's a "values/morality" movement.