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Keystone State Christianity and Parish Politicking
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TABLE 2 Comparative Religion in 2000
State
Total Faith
RC Parishes
EP Congregations
Pennsylvania 12,512
1,624
3,906
New York
10,203
1,784
2,750
New Jersey
4,214
774
1,070
Ohio 10,
443
1,000 4,703
Massachusetts
3,304
782
739
Michigan
6,806
888
3,541
(Source: American Religion Data Archive, 2000)
ELITES AND THE CULTURE WAR
In making the connection between elites and cultural/political influence, Oldmixon suggests that
“. . . decision making on reproductive rights is strongly influenced by an array of cultural indicators.
Elite-level cultural considerations, in particular, seem to affect decision making. . . . culture theory is a
useful theoretical lens through which to view the institutional politics of reproductive policy” (2002, 776).
At the same time, culture represents a set of symbols, norms, and values that function as civic touchstones
(Laitin, 1986, 23-50).
On both sides of the abortion debate, elites capitalize on their positions to induce followers to
adopt a particular life view and lexicon (Chilton, 1988, 419-455). Perhaps not surprisingly, results from
the 1989-1990 Citizens Participation Study suggests that ecclesiastical elites take frequent opportunity to
send politically-charged cues to their parishioners, although the exact mode of cue delivery is not clear
(Burns, Lehman, Schlozman, and Verba, 2001, 102). Through elite level encouragement in parish
communities, members develop a life view that includes a variety of political messages sent through both
implicit and explicit modes (Wald, Owen, and Hill, 1988, 532-533).
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TABLE 2 Comparative Religion in 2000
State
Total Faith
RC Parishes
EP Congregations
Pennsylvania 12,512
1,624
3,906
New York
10,203
1,784
2,750
New Jersey
4,214
774
1,070
Ohio 10,
443
1,000 4,703
Massachusetts
3,304
782
739
Michigan
6,806
888
3,541
(Source: American Religion Data Archive, 2000)
ELITES AND THE CULTURE WAR
In making the connection between elites and cultural/political influence, Oldmixon suggests that
“. . . decision making on reproductive rights is strongly influenced by an array of cultural indicators.
Elite-level cultural considerations, in particular, seem to affect decision making. . . . culture theory is a
useful theoretical lens through which to view the institutional politics of reproductive policy” (2002, 776).
At the same time, culture represents a set of symbols, norms, and values that function as civic touchstones
(Laitin, 1986, 23-50).
On both sides of the abortion debate, elites capitalize on their positions to induce followers to
adopt a particular life view and lexicon (Chilton, 1988, 419-455). Perhaps not surprisingly, results from
the 1989-1990 Citizens Participation Study suggests that ecclesiastical elites take frequent opportunity to
send politically-charged cues to their parishioners, although the exact mode of cue delivery is not clear
(Burns, Lehman, Schlozman, and Verba, 2001, 102). Through elite level encouragement in parish
communities, members develop a life view that includes a variety of political messages sent through both
implicit and explicit modes (Wald, Owen, and Hill, 1988, 532-533).
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