Religious Left.

[Quantum Windbag]

Some interesting statistics are coming out of the latest Pew Research study, it seems that more and more of the left is turning out to be fundamentalist Christian.

Which political party’s members are most likely to believe that Jesus will definitely return to earth before midcentury? The Republicans, right? Wrong. The Democrats.

This was revealed by a report issued last week by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.


On the surface it may seem surprising, but, in fact, it’s quite logical. Blacks and Hispanics, two highly religious groups, are a growing part of the Democratic Party. A June 2009 Gallup report found that blacks and Hispanics constituted 30 percent of the party. Recent polling by Pew puts the number at 37 percent.


According to a Gallup report issued last Friday, church attendance among blacks is exactly the same as among conservatives and among Republicans. Hispanics closely follow. Furthermore, a February Gallup report found that blacks and Hispanics, respectively, were the most likely to say that religion was an important part of their daily lives. In fact, on the Jesus question, nonwhite Democrats were roughly twice as likely as white Democrats to believe that He would return to earth by 2050.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/opinion/03blow.html?_r=1&src=mv

Republican Base Heavily White, Conservative, Religious

Asian-Americans Lean Left Politically

Religion in American Culture -- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life