When Church Teachings and Policy Commitments Collide
Perspectives on Catholics in the U.S. House of Representatives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7974403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth A Oldmixon (0000-0002-1213-9056, University of North Texas, corresponding author), William Hudson (Providence College) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 113-136 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-0491 • E-ISSN: 1755-0483 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1755048308000060 |
| OpenAlex | W2132980816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article investigates the influence of religious values on domestic social policy-making, with a particular focus on Catholics. We analyze roll call votes in the 109 th Congress and find that Catholic identification is associated with support for Catholic Social Teaching, but both younger Catholics and Republican Catholics are found less supportive. In followup interviews with a small sample of Catholic Republicans, we find that they justify voting contrary to Church teaching by seeing its application to most domestic social issues as less authoritative than Church moral teachings on issues like abortion
Abortion · Catholic social teaching · Identification (biology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Voting · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
The political pulpit
Political Secularism, Religion, and the State
The Unfree Exercise of Religion
Partisanship or population? House and Senate immigration votes in the 109 th and 110 th Congresses
Dangers, Toils, and Snares
Restrictions on the Religious Practices of Religious Minorities
Substantive Religious Representation in the U.S. Senate
Thou Shalt Not Flip Flop
Evangelizing Congress
Archived Attributes
The Congressional Representation of Muslim-American Constituents
Catholic Politicians and the Politics of Abortion Position Taking
Politics and preaching
Staffing theFrontLines of theCulture War
Personal belief versus universal truth
Religion and politics in the United States
Do Women Legislators Matter?
Religion on Capitol Hill
The Catholic Church and the Nation-State
Conflict over Israel
Why Did House Members Vote for H.R. 4437
What Drives the Voting on Abortion Policy? Investigating Partisanship and Religion in the State Legislative Arena
Catholic Social Teaching
Congress and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Voting in the U.S. House on Abortion Funding Issues
Constituency, Party, and Representation in Congress
Religion in the Legislative Arena
Religion, Representatives, and Roll Calls
Sojourners in the Wilderness
Religion and Voting on Abortion Reform
Religious Affiliation as a Predictor of Voting Behavior in Abortion Reform Legislation
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |