The Political Influence of Television Ministers
This study examines the extent to which watchers ofTV ministers feel that the church ought to be involved in politics and the relative influence that TV ministers are reported to have on watchers' votes for political candidates. The data come from a sample of members of mainline congregations i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1984
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Review of religious research
Year: 1984, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 314-320 |
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| Summary: | This study examines the extent to which watchers ofTV ministers feel that the church ought to be involved in politics and the relative influence that TV ministers are reported to have on watchers' votes for political candidates. The data come from a sample of members of mainline congregations in the south-east. Both watchers and non-watchers report little support for direct church involvement in the political process. And watchers rank TV ministers the lowest in relative influence over their vote for a political candidate. This finding holds across levels of orthodoxy of watchers. The ability of TV ministers to exert substantial influence on voting behavior is questioned. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511365 |