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muriel_volestrangler

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13. "On average, evangelical Protestants have somewhat lower levels of educational attainment"

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #11)

Thu Jul 11, 2019, 07:22 AM

Jul 2019

compared with the U.S. public as a whole. Roughly one-in-five evangelical Protestants (21%) are college graduates, while 35% have some college education (but not a four-year degree), and 43% have a high school education or less. Among those in the overall public, 27% are college graduates, 32% have some college experience, and 41% have a high school diploma or less education.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/01/5-facts-about-u-s-evangelical-protestants/

So that's 'somewhat', and a lower educational level does correlate with rejection of refugees, but I think the unthinking political loyalty of white evangelicals to the Republican party is a far greater factor. They take their morals from Republican leaders, not their Bible.

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You know things are weird when "non-religious" people follow Christ and Evangelicals do not. [View all] DetlefK Jul 2019 OP

It is odd isn't it? leftofcool Jul 2019 #1

It would be odd if you thought Christians are Christians to enlighten themselves Major Nikon Jul 2019 #4

I am convinced that at any time in Christian history anyone who expressed New Testament values: gordianot Jul 2019 #2

"New Testament Values"? Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #5

Just turn that cheek so you get smacked hard, do it to them before they do it to you. gordianot Jul 2019 #6

Good. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #9

You have to take into account when and how the Bible was written. DetlefK Jul 2019 #8

Yes, I have. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #10

I try to do the right thing... uriel1972 Jul 2019 #3

That survey looks just about as I would expect it to. MineralMan Jul 2019 #7

Wonder what the overlap is between the uneducated and the white evangelical Protestant smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #11

"On average, evangelical Protestants have somewhat lower levels of educational attainment" muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #13

This... Comatose Sphagetti Jul 2019 #12

Another indicator is when christians claim you MUST accept the divinity, or christ was a lunatic. AtheistCrusader Jul 2019 #14

We have no basis for objectively Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #15

Unless all that is required is the claim that they are 'christian'... NeoGreen Jul 2019 #16