Thursday, June 17, 2004--Those who rarely or never attend Church or religious services plan to vote for Senator John Kerry over President George Bush by a 50% to 34% margin. At the other extreme, those who attend Church at least once a week will vote heavily in favor of Bush (59% to 34%).

A Rasmussen Report survey found the same pattern in the race for Congress where the unchurched favor Democrats by a 49% to 28% margin. Regular Churchgoers say they'll vote Republican by a 45% to 31% margin.

The latest Rasmussen Reports survey also found a split based upon religious affiliation. Evangelical Christians support President Bush 66% to 30%. Other Protestant's favor Bush 57% to 36%. Senator Kerry leads among everybody else 54% to 33%.

Fifty-five percent (55%) of Evangelical Christians say they are Republicans while 25% are Democrats.

Looked at from a different perspective, 29% of political conservatives are Evangelical Christians along with 14% or moderates and 9% of political liberals.

These differences mirror differences between the audiences of Christian radio stations and National Public Radio.

Huge Religious Divide in Presidential Race

-- Bill Nelson (bnelson45-nospam@hotmail.com), June 17, 2004

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-- Bill Nelson (bnelson45-nospam@hotmail.com), June 17, 2004.

What I find amazing about this survey is that despite all the media frenzy about the Catholic Church and its criticism of politicians re abortion, homosexuality, war etc, they didn't even bother reporting how the Catholics intend to vote! We're more than a quarter of the voters but we get lumped in with "everybody else" who is neither "evangelical" nor "other protestant"!

-- Steve (55555@aol.com), June 17, 2004.

Steve, I found it odd we were not detailed as well, but this is a summary of a for cost report. It is very possible the detailed report has Catholic figures. Just a guess.

-- Bill Nelson (bnelson45-nospam@hotmail.com), June 19, 2004.

Sorry, the facts are that there really isn't anything like a "catholic" voting block. Catholics have split their votes between Democrats and Republicans across all issues and geographical areas for the last 40 years. The only new shift is that those Catholics who actually go to Mass weekly are tending to vote GOP more than Donkey.

What this means is....as a Church, the 60 million of us here in the USA aren't very united. Even our bishops disagree on major issues...of the 250 some "Catholic" colleges and universities, only about 2 dozen actually obey Church law (ex corde ecclesiae), the rest have sold out to the pop culture and pseudo-intellectual herd mentality. In some archidioceses and northern dioceses we are in virtual schism with the universal Church.

Of course the two main parties know this. Not surprisingly they are NOT impressed by claims of a "catholic" vote. But they know one is possible: this is why 48 Catholic [sic] Democrats signed a letter threatening Cardinal McCarick from refusing them communion over their abortion,gaymarriage votes.

So long as they can continue to claim that Catholics can disagree "in good conscience" with the Church's moral teaching... the vote will be split. If Catholic politicians choose to either obey the Church or leave her, why, there would be a voting block created.

-- Joe (joestong@yahoo.com), June 29, 2004.