Class ends early today.
For Monday, read Cigler, ch. 13, 15
- Did not really have economic incentives or patrons, but did require skillful, educated organizers.
- Many founders developed skills working for other organizations -- very
- Many began with individual assistance instead of political activism -- similar to the Autism Society
- Threats produce interactions, which produce group formation
- Communication: Tocqueville described the role of newspapers in an association. Anonymity can be important when there is social discrimination.
House of Worship and Politics
The Johnson Amendment does not apply to GOTV or issue advocacy.
This is the 25 largest Protestant majority white denominations in the United States.
— Ryan Burge 📊 (@ryanburge) October 30, 2022
In 4 of them, the Democrats clearly outnumber the Republicans - TEC, UCC, Interdenom, and ABCUSA.
Those four traditions represent 1793 respondents out of 20,073. That's 9% majority Democrat. pic.twitter.com/1XYX7YjBUG
Tocqueville wrote (p. 297 of the Lawrence-Mayer ed.):
As long as religion relies only upon the sentiments which are the consolation of every affliction, it can draw the heart of mankind to itself. When it is mingled with the bitter passions of this world, it is sometimes constrained to defend allies who are such from interest rather than from love; and it has to repulse as adversaries men who still love religion, although they are fighting against religion's allies. Hence religion cannot share the material strength of the rulers without being burdened with some of the animosity roused against them.
No comments:
Post a Comment