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Hispanics: More God In Politics
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Another fascinating tidbit from the Pew Study: Hispanic Catholics think churches should be a place of political activism and haven't been enough. Dems who say they want to appeal more to Hispanic voters but who also say religious leaders should stay out of politics are going to have think again. Secular liberal bloggers who call for preachers to butt out of politics are going to have a bitter wake-up call.

Two-thirds of Hispanics say that their religious beliefs are an important influence on their political thinking. More than half say churches and other houses of worship should address the social and political questions of the day. By nearly a two-to-one margin, Latinos say that there has been too little expression of religious faith by political leaders rather than too much. Churchgoing Hispanics report that their clergy often address political matters, although the extent of that practice varies considerably by issue and by religious tradition.

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