POSITION OF PRESIDENT AND RELIGION WITHIN POLITICAL SYSTEM OF USA
There were 43 presidents in the history of USA and the analysis of their religious affiliation suggests that a membership in a particular religious denomination has tremendous influence on the American political life. Roman Catholics, for example, comprise a relatively largest denominational communi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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CEEOL
2007
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Politikologija religije
Year: 2007, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 39-60 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion
B Protestantism B Politics B USA presidents |
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| Summary: | There were 43 presidents in the history of USA and the analysis of their religious affiliation suggests that a membership in a particular religious denomination has tremendous influence on the American political life. Roman Catholics, for example, comprise a relatively largest denominational community in the US yet despite their 28% share of the religious affiliation only one president ever emerged from that community - John F. Kennedy (1961-1963). By contrast, the three Protestant denominations - Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Unitarians - have 22 of the American presidents yet they comprise 4% of American religious affiliation. This discrepancy itself is sufficient to suggest that a powerful connection exists between religion and politics in the United States. |
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| ISSN: | 1820-659X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Politikologija religije
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