Multiracial Church Attendance and Support for Same‐Sex Romantic and Family Relationships

Perry, Samuel L.

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“…It may be that individuals attending these congregations are more comfortable challenging the status quo in other areas of social and political life. This finding fits well with recent research suggesting that individuals who attend multiracial congregations may be more socially and politically progressive than members of homogenous congregations (Emerson 2006;Perry 2011Perry , 2013Yancey 2007). Future research should examine closely whether this relationship is the result of selection effects, where individuals choose to join a congregation that fits their civic and social predispositions, or whether, as contact theories suggest, it is participation in this unique context that shapes individual behavior and attitudes.…”

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“…Drawing on contact theories of prejudice, scholars contend that regular interaction with members of different racial and ethnic groups within a congregation has an effect on the attitudes and behaviors of individuals (Perry 2011(Perry , 2013. If this is the case, some diverse congregations actually provide a unique context for the development of bridging social capital.…”

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Putting Civic Participation in Context: Examining the Effects of Congregational Structure and Culture

Polson

2016

Review of Religious Research

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Research indicates that participation in organized religion is related to higher levels of civic engagement. It is often theorized that social connections developed in congregations facilitate this increased involvement in civic life. Yet, despite interest in the link between religion and civic engagement, few studies have explored the effects that varying congregational contexts have on attenders' civic behavior. In an era when both religious culture and demographics are changing rapidly, understanding how organizational contexts affect attenders' community involvement may be valuable for predicting future patterns of religion and civic engagement. I utilize multilevel data drawn from the 2001 US Congregational Life Survey to investigate the relationship between congregational context and three measures of civic engagement. Findings reveal that important structural and cultural characteristics of congregations are related to civic behavior and that these characteristics influence different types of engagement differently. Implications for the relationship between religion and civic participation are discussed.

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Putting Civic Participation in Context: Examining the Effects of Congregational Structure and Culture

Polson

2016

Review of Religious Research

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“…Among the studies that attend to the link between religion and support for homosexuality and same‐sex marriage in the United States, the vast majority find that white conservative Protestants and black Protestants tend to be the least supportive of same‐sex marriage, while Americans who are mainline Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, or religiously unaffiliated tend to be more supportive (Baunach ; Becker ; Brumbaugh et al. ; Ellison, Acevedo, and Ramos‐Wada ; Haider‐Markel and Joslyn ; Merino ; Olson, Cadge, and Harrison ; Perry , ; Sherkat, de Vries, and Creek ; Sherkat et al. ; Whitehead ).…”

Section: Religion Biblical Literalism and Support For Same‐sex Unionsmentioning

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“…). Studies that do include specific measures to tap theological belief almost invariably focus on whether or not respondents adhere to “biblical literalism” (belief that the Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word), which is interpreted as a proxy for theological conservatism or fundamentalism (Becker and Scheufele ; Burdette, Ellison, and Hill ; Ellison, Acevedo, and Ramos‐Wada ; Perry ; Perry and Whitehead forthcoming; Powell et al. ; Sherkat et al.…”

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Bible Beliefs, Conservative Religious Identity, and Same‐Sex Marriage Support: Examining Main and Moderating Effects

Perry

2015

Scientific Study of Religion

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Research finds that Americans who espouse theologically conservative beliefs about the Bible generally oppose same‐sex marriage. Studies exploring this link, however, have been limited in that their operationalization of fundamentalist belief has been problematically conceptualized and they have potentially confounded the effect of conservative religious identity. The current study asks: (1) How do distinct beliefs about the nature and authority of the Bible influence same‐sex marriage support? (2) Do these beliefs influence same‐sex marriage support independently of conservative religious identity? (3) To what extent do Bible beliefs and conservative religious identity moderate one another's effects? And (4) to what extent are these factors moderated by religious tradition and frequency of Bible reading? Analyses of 2006 Portraits of American Life Study data reveal that while identifying as religiously conservative is the strongest predictor of opposition to same‐sex marriage, believing in inerrancy and creationism remain strong predictors in full models. I also find moderating effects between belief in creationism, inerrancy, inspiration; religious‐conservative identity; and religious tradition. Findings clarify how theological beliefs and religious identity shape support for same‐sex marriage across religious traditions.

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“…Subsequently, white evangelical and Black Protestants, as well as Muslims, tend to be more opposed to same-sex relationships than their counterparts, while mainline Protestants, Jews, people of other non-Christian faiths (Hindus, Buddhists), and the unaffiliated are more likely to support such relationships (Adamczyk and Pitt 2009;Hill, Moulton, and Burdette 200;Sherkat, Mattias de Vries, and Creek 2010;Schnabel 2016a;Sherkat et al 2011). Catholics collectively often appear to occupy more of a middle position since they consist of both progressive, nominal groups and more traditionalist groups (Perry 2013;Putnam and Campbell 2010). Conservative theological beliefs (e.g., believing in the literalness or inerrancy of one's sacred text) are also strong predictors of negative views toward same-sex relationships and families (Perry 2015;Perry and Whitehead 2016;Powell, et al 2010;Whitehead and Perry 2015).…”

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Seeing is Believing: Religious Media Consumption and Public Opinion toward Same-Sex Relationships

Perry¹,

Schnabel²

2018

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An extensive literature demonstrates that religion is a key determinant of Americans' social and political attitudes. This literature, however, has neglected an important measure of everyday religious practice, preference, and socialization: religious media consumption. We take a key social issue where attitudes have been shown to be largely shaped by religion-same-sex relationships-as an example to determine whether religious media consumption predicts social attitudes net of the measures typically included in the literature on religion and attitudes: affiliation, practice, and literalism. We draw on data from three national surveys, each of which contains different measures of religious media consumption and attitudes toward various samesex relationships: the 1998 General Social Survey, 2005 Baylor Religion Survey, and 2012 Portraits of American Life Study. Both multivariate and propensity score matching analyses demonstrate that religious media consumption independently predicts lower support for same-sex relationships in all three surveys. We propose that religious media consumption is a key measure of religious practice, preference, and socialization that shapes Americans' views toward social issues through both direct messages and by fortifying subcultural boundaries.Key Words: attitudes, public opinion, religion, media, sexuality, same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, propensity score matching The publisher's version of this paper can be found at DOI: 0.1177/2329496516686616 Citation: Perry, Samuel L. and Landon Schnabel. 2017. "Seeing is Believing: Religious Media Consumption and Public Opinion toward Same-Sex Relationships." Social Currents 4(5): 462-481.* Both authors contributed equally to the work, and their names are listed alphabetically. We are grateful to Brian Powell for the insightful feedback on an earlier draft. We would also like to thank the editors and three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. Direct correspondence to Landon Schnabel, Department of Sociology, Indiana University, 744 Ballantine Hall, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. Email: lpschnab@indiana.edu.Religious Media and Same-Sex Relationships 2 An extensive literature demonstrates that religion is a key determinant of Americans' social and political attitudes. This literature, however, has neglected an important measure of everyday religious practice, preference, and socialization: religious media consumption. We take a key social issue where attitudes have been shown to be largely shaped by religion-same-sex relationships-as an example to determine whether religious media consumption predicts social attitudes net of the measures typically included in the literature on religion and attitudes: evangelical affiliation, religious practice (attendance, prayer, and scripture reading frequency), and view of the Bible.Conservative religious identification and commitment are strongly related to public opinion toward gay and lesbian family relationships in the United States

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Multiracial Church Attendance and Support for Same‐Sex Romantic and Family Relationships

Cited by 88 publications

References 49 publications

Putting Civic Participation in Context: Examining the Effects of Congregational Structure and Culture

Putting Civic Participation in Context: Examining the Effects of Congregational Structure and Culture

Bible Beliefs, Conservative Religious Identity, and Same‐Sex Marriage Support: Examining Main and Moderating Effects

Seeing is Believing: Religious Media Consumption and Public Opinion toward Same-Sex Relationships

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