How the Faithful Voted: 2012 Preliminary Analysis (Jews voted 69% for Obama)

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[Cronos]

As you noted - Hispanic Evangelicals voted in lower percentages for Trump than did White Evangelicals.

This shows that your desperate recourse to club Catholics in one bucket is as much a Know-Nothing kneejerk screed as anything else you’ve posted.

[Cronos]

This post of your has nothing to do with your non Biblical literal interpretation of the book of Revelation.

The Pew analysis shows that white evangelicals overwhelmingly supported Romney (79%), which is indeed higher than white Catholics (59%) or white mainline Protestants (54%). However, this doesn't prove evangelicals are inherently "more conservative" in a way that diminishes Catholics; it reflects demographic and cultural differences. For instance, evangelicals often prioritize issues like abortion and same-sex marriage more uniformly, while Catholics, guided by Church teaching, weigh a fuller spectrum of social doctrine, including care for the poor, immigrants, and the environment (as outlined in documents like Rerum Novarum and Laudato Si'). In 2012, Obama's policies on healthcare and economic recovery appealed to some voters across faiths, including that 20% of white evangelicals.

Your invocation of 1 Corinthians 4:6 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3 seems to suggest that deviations from conservative voting indicate apostasy or "thinking above what is written." From a Catholic viewpoint, this misapplies Scripture. The Church teaches that conscience, informed by faith and reason, guides moral decisions—including voting—not rigid partisan alignment. Catholics aren't "liberal" as a monolith; we're diverse, with conservative voices (e.g., on life issues) voting for Romney, while others prioritized the common good in ways that led to Obama. The idea that "only a minority of Evans voted like Catholics usually do" overlooks that overall Catholics were nearly split (50% Obama, 48% Romney), reflecting thoughtful discernment rather than decline.

Finally, the link you shared (peacebyjesus.com) appears to compile stats to argue evangelicals are superior in conservatism and faithfulness, but such comparisons often cherry-pick data and ignore context—like higher Catholic church attendance in some surveys or the Church's global role in promoting justice. Faith isn't a competition measured by polls; it's about living the Gospel. If evangelicals are declining in conservatism as you note, perhaps we can agree that's a challenge for all Christians, calling us to unity rather than division.