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Which Congregations Will Take Advantage of Charitable Choice? Explaining the Pursuit of Public Funding by Congregations

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Objective. To determine the effects of clergy attitudes on the willingness of congregations to seek public funding to provide social welfare. Methods. Survey data are drawn from a probability sample of clergy leading congregations in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. A logistic regression model examines the effects of clergy attitudes on the potential pursuit of public funding by congregations. Results. Controlling for a set of congregation attributes, a positive attitude toward partnerships between congregations and secular groups and a fear of government entanglement with religion are the strongest attitudinal predictors of congregation willingness to pursue public funding. However, attributes, particularly the racial composition of members and denominational affiliation, also predict congregation willingness to seek public funding. Conclusions. Congregation willingness to pursue public funding is a function of clergy attitudes and congregation attributes, which has implications for politics and public policy.

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  • Michael Leo Owens, 2006. "Which Congregations Will Take Advantage of Charitable Choice? Explaining the Pursuit of Public Funding by Congregations," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 87(1), pages 55-75, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:87:y:2006:i:1:p:55-75
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2006.00368.x
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    1. Bentzen, Jeanet & Sperling, Lena, 2020. "God Politics," CEPR Discussion Papers 14380, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.

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