Show threadWilliam Lindsey Oct 24

“Among religious groups, Trump’s favorability is highest among white evangelical Protestants (72%), followed by 55% of white Mainline/non-evangelical Protestants, and 54% of white Catholics. These groups have become more favorable toward Trump since 2016 (61%, 46% and 43%, respectively).”

White US Christians own the Trump presidency, all of its crudities and cruelties.

#PRRI #evangelicals #WhiteChristians #WhiteProtestants #WhiteCatholics #Trump #Jews #BlackProtestants #HispanicProtestants
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Oct 24

"However, white evangelicals (76%), white Catholics (57%) and white Mainline Protestants (57%) more often approved of the job Trump is doing in the White House.

Trump’s favorability ratings also vary according to the religious affiliation of respondents, the PRRI study explains:"

#PRRI #evangelicals #WhiteChristians #WhiteProtestants #WhiteCatholics #Trump #Jews #BlackProtestants #HispanicProtestants
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William Lindsey Oct 24

Jeff Brumley comments on what the just-released PRRI American Values Survey tells us:

"When asked about the president’s job performance, Black Protestants (77%), the religiously unaffiliated (77%), members of non-Christian religions (76%), Hispanic Catholics (71%) and Jewish Americans (70%) said Trump is not doing a good job."

#PRRI #evangelicals #WhiteChristians #WhiteProtestants #WhiteCatholics #Trump #Jews #BlackProtestants #HispanicProtestants
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https://baptistnews.com/article/republicans-increasingly-stand-alone-prri-finds/

Republicans increasingly stand alone, PRRI finds – Baptist News Global

The PRRI survey captured a much wider separation between independents and Republicans than in previous years.

Baptist News Global
William Lindsey Jan 15, 2025

David Gushee points to a key finding about the 2024 election:

"White Christian people voted pro-Republican, not just white evangelicals at 82% but white Catholics at 63% and white Protestants overall at 72%. These were worse numbers than I had expected even in my most pessimistic moments."

#Trump #Republicans #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalists #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteProtestants

https://davidpgushee.substack.com/p/final-reflections-on-the-lessons

Final Reflections on the Lessons of 2024

A Paper Presented to the Society of Christian Ethics, 1/10/25

David P. Gushee