The Catholic “Consistent Life Ethic” and Attitudes toward Capital Punishment and Welfare Reform

American Catholic Bishops have advocated a combination of issue positions that is unique within American political culture. The “consistent life ethic” combines opposition to abortion with liberal stances on other issues conceptualized as life-affirming. Based on evidence that very few people hold t...

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Authors: Perl, Paul (Author) ; McClintock, Jamie S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Univ. Press 2001
In: Sociology of religion
Year: 2001, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 275-299
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