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30 Dec 2009, 12:05 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_ ... tes_Senate
Goodness knows how many closet Buddhists are in the Senate. And there is a reasonable suspicion that several members worship Zeus and sacrifice live frogs to Aphrodite.
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30 Dec 2009, 12:07 am
Current breakdown
The following list shows the count of the reported religious affiliation of the members of the United States Senate in the 111th Congress.
[edit] More than ten percent
* Roman Catholic - 25 - Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), Jim Bunning (R-Kentucky), Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Pennsylvania), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska), Ted Kaufman (D-Delaware), John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Mel Martinez (R-Florida), Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Patty Murray (D-Washington), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), David Vitter (R-Louisiana), George Voinovich (R-Ohio) (17 Democrats, 9 Republicans).
* Presbyterian - 14 - Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Kit Bond (R-Missouri), Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Thomas R. Carper (D-Delaware), Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming), Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina), James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia), Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), Mark Warner (D-Virginia) (10 Republicans, 4 Democrats).
* Jewish - 13 - Barbara Boxer (D-California), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Al Franken (D-Minnesota), Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin), Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey), Carl Levin (D-Michigan), Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut), Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Charles Schumer (D-New York), Arlen Specter (D-Pennsylvania), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) (11 Democrats, 2 Independents).
[edit] Less than ten percent
* Methodist and United Methodist - 8 - Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska), Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) (5 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
* Baptist and Southern Baptist - 8 - Roland Burris (D-Illinois), Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma), Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) (6 Republicans, 2 Democrats).
* Episcopalian - 7 - Evan Bayh (D-Indiana), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas), John McCain (R-Arizona), Bill Nelson (D-Florida), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans).
* Latter Day Saint - 5 - Robert Foster Bennett (R-Utah), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Harry Reid (D-Nevada), Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) (3 Republicans, 2 Democrats).
* Congregational - 3 - Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) (2 Democrats, 1 Republican).
* Lutheran - 3 - Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) (3 Democrats).
* Protestant - 3 - Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Jim Webb (D-Virginia) (3 Democrats).
* United Church of Christ - 1 - Max Baucus (D-Montana), (1 Democrat).
* Church of Christ - 1 - John Cornyn (R-Texas) (1 Republican).
* Church of God - 1 - Jon Tester (D-Montana) (1 Democrat).
* Eastern Orthodox Church - 1 - Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) (1 Republican).
* Evangelical - 1 - Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) (1 Democrat).
* International Church of the Foursquare Gospel - 1 - John Ensign (R-Nevada) (1 Republican).
* McLean Bible Church - 1 - John Thune (R-South Dakota) (1 Republican).
* Unitarian Universalist - 1 - Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) (1 Democrat).
[edit] Unspecified
* Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) comes from a mixed Jewish and Christian household and does not specify his religion but has said he "believes in God."
* Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado) was raised Presbyterian but does not specify his current faith.
[edit] Compared with general population
The most basic breakdown of the above data indicates that 87% of the Senate is Christian (compared with 79.8% of the population) and 13% of the Senate is Jewish[citation needed] (compared with 1.4% of the population[citation needed]). According to the data, no Senator falls under the category "No Religion/Atheist/Agnostic" - a category embodied by 15.0% of the U.S. population according to the 2001 Census.
The following list compares reported religious affiliations of U. S. Senators to religious statistics of the demographics of the United States:
* International Church of the Foursquare Gospel are represented by 1% of the Senate for 0.1% of the population (10.00×)
* Jews are represented by 13%[citation needed] of the Senate for 1.4%[citation needed] of the population. (9.29×)
* Episcopalians are represented by 7% of the Senate for 1.8% of the population. (5.55×)
* Latter-Day Saints are represented by 6% of the Senate for 1.4% of the population. (4.29×)
* Presbyterians are represented by 14% of the Senate for 2.8% of the population. (2.50×)
* Methodists are represented by 8% of the Senate for 7.2% of the population. (1.11×)
* Catholics are represented by 26% of the Senate for 25.9% of the population. (1.00×)
* Lutherans are represented by 3% of the Senate for 4.6% of the population. (0.65×)
* Baptists are represented by 8% of the Senate for 17.2% of the population. (0.46×)
* Muslims are represented by 0% of the Senate for 2% of the population. (0.00×)
* Unaligned are represented by 0% of the Senate for 15.0% of the population. (0.00×)
[edit] Sources
* Religious Affiliation of U.S. Congress
* Demographics of the United States
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-Pythagoras
30 Dec 2009, 12:13 am
The following list shows the count of the reported religious affiliation of the members of the United States Senate in the 111th Congress.
[edit] More than ten percent
* Roman Catholic - 25 - Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), Jim Bunning (R-Kentucky), Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Pennsylvania), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska), Ted Kaufman (D-Delaware), John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Mel Martinez (R-Florida), Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Patty Murray (D-Washington), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), David Vitter (R-Louisiana), George Voinovich (R-Ohio) (17 Democrats, 9 Republicans).
* Presbyterian - 14 - Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Kit Bond (R-Missouri), Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Thomas R. Carper (D-Delaware), Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming), Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina), James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia), Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), Mark Warner (D-Virginia) (10 Republicans, 4 Democrats).
* Jewish - 13 - Barbara Boxer (D-California), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Al Franken (D-Minnesota), Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin), Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey), Carl Levin (D-Michigan), Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut), Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Charles Schumer (D-New York), Arlen Specter (D-Pennsylvania), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) (11 Democrats, 2 Independents).
[edit] Less than ten percent
* Methodist and United Methodist - 8 - Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska), Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) (5 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
* Baptist and Southern Baptist - 8 - Roland Burris (D-Illinois), Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma), Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) (6 Republicans, 2 Democrats).
* Episcopalian - 7 - Evan Bayh (D-Indiana), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas), John McCain (R-Arizona), Bill Nelson (D-Florida), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans).
* Latter Day Saint - 5 - Robert Foster Bennett (R-Utah), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Harry Reid (D-Nevada), Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) (3 Republicans, 2 Democrats).
* Congregational - 3 - Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) (2 Democrats, 1 Republican).
* Lutheran - 3 - Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) (3 Democrats).
* Protestant - 3 - Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Jim Webb (D-Virginia) (3 Democrats).
* United Church of Christ - 1 - Max Baucus (D-Montana), (1 Democrat).
* Church of Christ - 1 - John Cornyn (R-Texas) (1 Republican).
* Church of God - 1 - Jon Tester (D-Montana) (1 Democrat).
* Eastern Orthodox Church - 1 - Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) (1 Republican).
* Evangelical - 1 - Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) (1 Democrat).
* International Church of the Foursquare Gospel - 1 - John Ensign (R-Nevada) (1 Republican).
* McLean Bible Church - 1 - John Thune (R-South Dakota) (1 Republican).
* Unitarian Universalist - 1 - Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) (1 Democrat).
[edit] Unspecified
* Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) comes from a mixed Jewish and Christian household and does not specify his religion but has said he "believes in God."
* Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado) was raised Presbyterian but does not specify his current faith.
[edit] Compared with general population
The most basic breakdown of the above data indicates that 87% of the Senate is Christian (compared with 79.8% of the population) and 13% of the Senate is Jewish[citation needed] (compared with 1.4% of the population[citation needed]). According to the data, no Senator falls under the category "No Religion/Atheist/Agnostic" - a category embodied by 15.0% of the U.S. population according to the 2001 Census.
The following list compares reported religious affiliations of U. S. Senators to religious statistics of the demographics of the United States:
* International Church of the Foursquare Gospel are represented by 1% of the Senate for 0.1% of the population (10.00×)
* Jews are represented by 13%[citation needed] of the Senate for 1.4%[citation needed] of the population. (9.29×)
* Episcopalians are represented by 7% of the Senate for 1.8% of the population. (5.55×)
* Latter-Day Saints are represented by 6% of the Senate for 1.4% of the population. (4.29×)
* Presbyterians are represented by 14% of the Senate for 2.8% of the population. (2.50×)
* Methodists are represented by 8% of the Senate for 7.2% of the population. (1.11×)
* Catholics are represented by 26% of the Senate for 25.9% of the population. (1.00×)
* Lutherans are represented by 3% of the Senate for 4.6% of the population. (0.65×)
* Baptists are represented by 8% of the Senate for 17.2% of the population. (0.46×)
* Muslims are represented by 0% of the Senate for 2% of the population. (0.00×)
* Unaligned are represented by 0% of the Senate for 15.0% of the population. (0.00×)
[edit] Sources
* Religious Affiliation of U.S. Congress
* Demographics of the United States
And how many will confess to dancing naked around oak groves if they have a large number of fundamentalist constituents?
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02 Jan 2010, 1:43 am
And those glorious late night DeVry, Byant & Stratton, and ITT commercials....oh wait...can't forget University of Phoenix.
I think at the same time these sorts of commercials - for anything from tech colleges and military commercials to adds for Avacore just remind people who already had an inkling that they wanted involvement (or to purchase) something of the above that they still want it and therefor spur it back into conscious thought so that they'll remember to either go interview at ITT or DeVry, take the admission tests for armed services, or spend that $350.00 for a year's supply of anti-balding product. Beyond the reminder to people who already want a service or product, I don't think it has much more effect.
