Your Religion and Moral/Political Issues

How does your religion or denomination affect your views on moral/political issues? It depends less on your affiliation and more on how intensely you adhere to your beliefs. That's one conclusion of a Pew study on religion and politics. A story was published in the June 24 Santa Rosa Press-Democrat.

For example, evangelicals (not a denomination) are twice as likely to oppose abortion and homosexual relationships than people in mainline denominations.

SR PD Article: Politics linked to religion, study shows
By GUY KOVNER  /  THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Controversial issues, such as abortion and homosexuality, reflect sharp political differences among religious traditions.
Political views on the "culture wars" issues of abortion and homosexuality are strongly intertwined with Americans' religious affiliation, according to a national survey.
And while some faiths generally are more liberal than others, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life survey released Monday also found that within most faiths ­ Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and evangelical ­ people with "high levels of religious commitment" are politically more conservative than their fellow worshippers.
People who attend services more frequently, pray more often and express "absolute belief in a personal God" are less accepting of homosexuality and more likely to oppose legalized abortion, the survey said.

Read the article here: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080624/NEWS/640501572