Attending Church Encourages Acceptance of Atheists? Suppression Effects in Religion and Politics Research
Paul A. Djupe; Amanda Friesen; Andrew R. Lewis; Anand E. Sokhey; Jacob R. Neiheisel; Zachary D. Broeren; Ryan P. Burge · 2025 · Political Behavior
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Abstract
Abstract A proliferation of religion variables presents opportunities for those studying religion and politics in the U.S. However, many studies in this growing subfield demonstrate the pitfalls of reporting the “independent” effects of variables without qualification. This is especially evident in work on Christian nationalism where researchers often make the claim that worship attendance promotes more pro-social or liberal outcomes, while Christian nationalism promotes more conservative and less pro-social outcomes. We demonstrate that this finding—and others like it—represents a new version
Abstract by Paul A. Djupe; Amanda Friesen; Andrew R. Lewis; Anand E. Sokhey; Jacob R. Neiheisel; Zachary D. Broeren; Ryan P. Burge, Political Behavior (2025) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1007/s11109-025-10057-z