e measure as one step toward a larger goal of making AmericansÆ reproductive choices conform to theological dictatesö (Sign 2003, 13).
The ethnic or demographic makeup of the Christian Coalition and Religious Right who call themselves born again Christians makeup 41% of the adult U.S. population as of 2001 (Born 2004). Born again Christians adopt the moral absolutes found in a rigid interpretation of the Bible and Christian theology. Fifty percent of the population of the South classify themselves as ôborn againö, while only 28% of those living in the Northeast classify themselves similarly (Born 2004). Married people represent 59% of all born again adults, while 57% of self-identified political and social conservatives are born agains (Born 2004). Showing a basic reason why the Christian Coalition and Religious Right are active in politics, 98% of all born again Christians
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