08-29-2008, 07:16 PM | #1 |
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Is SU right, will Mormons have a hard time supporting a woman?
I suspect young adults, especially young LDS female adults, would be just fine voting for a woman.
Older LDS would have a much tougher time. Male LDS in general would be less inclined, but not as against as older LDS. I would bet that compared to the average American, LDS are less likely to support a woman. I predicted Utah would be below average in number of women in the state legislature. Which is true. Probably the most telling is comparing Utah to the states it is contiguous with. http://www.ncsl.org/programs/wln/WomenInOffice2008.htm There are no Sarah Palin's in the LDS church. But there are Julie Becks. |
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You truly have your hand on the pulse of LDS America.
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Any chance that the lower percentage has anything to do with, say, a lower inclination for women to run instead of a bias against voting for women?
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Religous leaders essentially telling women to not do it. Husbands telling women not to do it. Other women telling women not to do it. So yes, in a state like Utah, I'm sure you get fewer female candidates for the state legislature, because there is a cultural bias against it. We're a supposedly smart bunch on this site. Yet almost all of our wives here do not have a professional career. There are strong cultural pressures that oppose it among Mormons. |
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I'm going out on a limb, but I think conservative Christians in general have this problem. I'd expect the problem to be more or less as consistent in conservative Christian women as with conservative Christian men.
Back in February a conservative, non-denominational Christian family I know was shocked that I supported Hillary. The husband was shocked, but it was the wife that told me, "But that is not a woman's place!"
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I want to add a positive spin to this: hopefully Sarah Palin will be an important role model for LDS women--that you can have faith and family, and you can make a difference on a large macro scale.
I hope it sends a message to LDS men as well. That you CAN support your wife in pursuing this, if she so chooses. |
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I want to add a positive spin to this: hopefully Sarah Palin will be an important role model for LDS women--that you can have faith and family, and you can make a difference on a large macro scale.
I hope it sends a message to LDS men as well. That you CAN support your wife in pursuing this, if she so chooses. |
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