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ID098998
Title ProperSex, secularism and religious influence in US politics
LanguageENG
AuthorBernstein, Elizabeth ;  Jakobsen, Janet R
Publication2010.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Through an analysis of alliances between secular and religious actors in US politics and a specific case study on anti-trafficking policy, we show that the intertwining of religion and politics in the US comes from two sources: 1) the secular political and cultural institutions of American public life that have developed historically out of Protestantism, and which predominantly operate by presuming Protestant norms and values; and 2) the direct influence on US politics of religious groups and organisations, particularly in the past quarter-century of lobby groups and political action committees identified with conservative evangelical Christianity. The sources of policies that promote gender and sexual inequality in the US are both secular and religious and we conclude that it is inaccurate to assume that religious influence in politics is necessarily conservative or that more secular politics will necessarily be more progressive than the religious varieties.
`In' analytical NoteThird World Quarterly Vol. 31, No. 6; 1023-1039
Journal SourceThird World Quarterly Vol. 31, No. 6; 1023-1039
Key WordsSex ;  Secularism ;  Religions ;  US Politics


 
 
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