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Oct 29, 2026 14 min

Why Is Congress So Religious?

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Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/ReligionForBreakfast. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.Uploaded 27-02-23Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastOne-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfastCheck out my favorite religious studies books by following this affiliate link to my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfastBibliography: PBS, “Religiously, Congress doesn’t reflect modern America, Pew finds”, Jan 5, 2023. link, accessed Jan 17, 2023.PPRI (Public Religion Research Institute), “PRRI 2021 American Values Atlas: Religious Affiliation Updates and Trends: White Christian Decline Slows, Unaffiliated Growth Levels Off”, April 27, 2022, link, accessed Jan 17, 2023Pew Research Center, Jeff Diamant, “Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 188th Congress”, Jan 3, 2023, link, accessed Jan 17, 2023RNS (Religious News Service), Jana Riess, “The ‘nones’ are growing — and growing more diverse”, March 24, 2021, link, accessed Jan 17, 2023Madrid, R., Merolla, J.L., Yanez Ruiz, A., et al., “The Relevance of Religion for Political Office: Voter Bias Toward Candidates from Different Religious Backgrounds”, Polit Behav 44, 981–1001 (2022), link, accessed Jan 27, 2023Hogg, M. A., and Abrams, D. (2007), “Intergroup behavior and social identity”, in M. A. Hogg and J.

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