Conservative Christian Persecution Discourse and Support for Political Violence: Experimental Evidence from the United States

International Relations scholarship on religious freedom points to religious persecution as a major driver of political violence around the globe. If correct, the perceived persecution of conservative Christians in the United States (U.S.) may contribute to the radicalization of individuals who self...

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Main Author: Herrington, Luke M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2021
In: Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 10
Further subjects:B survey experiment
B United States
B Political Violence
B Perceptions
B Radicalization
B Religious Freedom
B Christianity
B Framing
B elite cueing
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