Perceptions of Threat to Religious Liberty

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12378026
AutoresKirby Goidel (0000-0002-2696-5463, Texas A&M University, autor correspondente), Brian Smentkowski (Queens University of Charlotte), Craig Freeman (Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City)
Ano2016
Volume49
Fascículo3
Páginas426-432
Data de publicação2016-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1049096516000809
OpenAlexW2460257914
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas45

Religious freedom in the United States is widely enjoyed and vigorously protected. Yet, a substantial percentage of Americans believe that their religious liberties are threatened. This article investigates the origins of these perceptions, focusing on the role of political orientations, religious identities and behaviors, social issues (i.e., gay marriage and abortion), and news attentiveness. We found that perceptions of threat are related to political orientations (i.e., partisan affiliation, ideology, and Tea Party identification) and issue positions (i.e., opposition to gay marriage). Consistent with theories of elite cue-taking, the effects of partisan affiliation are contingent on news attentiveness. Republicans who pay closer attention to the news are more likely to state that their religious liberties are threatened

Christian right · Civil liberties · Elite · Ideology · Opposition (politics · Perception · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology