Throughout this quotation one can understand that religion, particularly, Protestantism plays an important role in the American life generally and in the American politics specifically. The dominance of Protestantism goes back to the puritan origins (mainly Englanders) who flee Europe to the New World seeking for religious freedom, believing that they have a special covenantal relationship with God. Thus, this way of thinking encouraged them to create a Christian nation in colonial America.
According to the American analyst David Plotz,
In other words, most of Americans learn about their basics of political culture not in political parties or classrooms, but in religious communities. That is to say, churches for them represent places where
According to the American analyst David Plotz,
In other words, most of Americans learn about their basics of political culture not in political parties or classrooms, but in religious communities. That is to say, churches for them represent places where