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Quin Monson on Norms, Religion, and Politics

Tags: 2012 presidential election, anti-Catholicism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, Bill Maher, consequentialism, Employment Division v Smith, Golden Rule, lab coats, meta-norms, Mitt Romney, Mormons, Muslims, norms, racism, religious pluralism, religious toleration, survey experiments, tipping

How are different religious traditions viewed at the ballot box? Prof. Quin Monson, a political scientist at BYU, discusses a recent study he and several colleagues conducted on religious biases and sanctioning of norm violations during the 2012 presidential election. Our conversation covers how norms are used in society, when violations of norms are punished by individuals, what religious groups are considered “outside the norm” and by whom, and whether and how attitudes towards different groups may change over time.

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Jeremy Castle on Religion and Voting Behavior

Tags: 2016 election, Democrats, Donald Trump, evangelicals, Jerry Falwell Jr., Millennials, minimal effect, party affiliation, polarization, political campaigns, public opinion, religion and politics, Republicans, secularism, survey experiments, The Lego Movie

How does religious messaging affect voter attitudes towards a candidate? Prof. Jeremy Castle (Central Michigan University) discusses some experimental research he conducted on this topic with a number of colleagues and shares observations on a wide range of factors that affect how individuals vote. We discuss the political and social attitudes of Millennial evangelicals, and how religious rhetoric played out during the 2016 presidential election. Jeremy also chats about his work on whether or not political messages in movies have an impact on individuals.

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