Religious Nationalism and Perceptions of Muslims and Islam

We test for relationships between anti-Muslim attitudes and opinion and competing religious identity and religious belief variables in an evangelical Christian constituency. Original survey data from a statewide sample of 508 likely voters in Oklahoma are subjected to a robust regression analysis to...

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Published in:Politics and religion 2015-09, Vol.8 (3), p.435-457
Main Authors: Shortle, Allyson F., Gaddie, Ronald Keith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Christians
Constituents
Discrimination
Evangelicalism
Identity
Islam
Muslims
Nationalism
Perceptions
Politics
Regression analysis
Religious beliefs
Religious identity
Voters
Worship
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Summary:We test for relationships between anti-Muslim attitudes and opinion and competing religious identity and religious belief variables in an evangelical Christian constituency. Original survey data from a statewide sample of 508 likely voters in Oklahoma are subjected to a robust regression analysis to determine (1) indicators of holding Christian nationalist beliefs and (2) the relationship between belief measures of Christian nationalism, evangelical Christian identity, and subsequent anti-Muslim sentiment. Christian nationalism is more prevalent among self-identified evangelicals. Christian nationalist beliefs and strong belief in Biblical literalism are significantly related to negative and restrictive views of Muslims. Anti-Muslim sentiments in the form of general disapproval and the desire to limit Muslim worship are shaped more by beliefs than identities or behaviors. Evangelical self-identification does not help us disentangle domestic opinion regarding Muslims as well as measures that disentangle beliefs from identity.
ISSN:1755-0483
1755-0491
DOI:10.1017/S1755048315000322