tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1967288362133734173..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Senate Will Now Be 18% LDS or JewishJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-42509970443276769792011-04-28T09:47:43.822-05:002011-04-28T09:47:43.822-05:00Oh, you know what it was? I searched for "Je...Oh, you know what it was? I searched for "Jewish" and Lieberman is under "orthodox Judaism". You could arguably count Bennet as Jewish by Jewish standards (Jewish mother).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-80031744024926521862011-04-28T06:48:41.711-05:002011-04-28T06:48:41.711-05:00LautenbergLautenbergAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-87886322675564907202011-04-27T20:59:04.387-05:002011-04-27T20:59:04.387-05:00Wiki only has 11 Jewish Senators (Cardin, Kohl, Fr...Wiki only has 11 Jewish Senators (Cardin, Kohl, Franken, Schumer, Wyden, Levin, Boxer, Feinstein, Sanders, Lieberman, Blumenthal). Are you counting Bennet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-64842267829594760552011-04-27T18:56:14.671-05:002011-04-27T18:56:14.671-05:00For those who are interested, check out the chapte...For those who are interested, check out the chapter in my book - <em><a href="http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8567.html" rel="nofollow">Personal Roots of Representation</a></em> - showing how religion influences legislators' actions.Barry Burdenhttps://mywebspace.wisc.edu/bcburden/web/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-31353765714731454442011-04-27T17:55:46.836-05:002011-04-27T17:55:46.836-05:00I'd like to a see a comparison of voting recor...I'd like to a see a comparison of voting records with the declared doctrine of their faiths.Joseph L. Puentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232392488762959583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-14366681622818929462011-04-27T17:46:41.846-05:002011-04-27T17:46:41.846-05:00There are actually six Catholics on the SCOTUS--th...There are actually six Catholics on the SCOTUS--though Thomas had a decade-long flirtation with Episcopalianism.Kylopodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932528611103718373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-80342253200308337742011-04-27T17:35:07.863-05:002011-04-27T17:35:07.863-05:00And then there's the 5 papists in the Supremes...And then there's the 5 papists in the Supremes. How many of them are Opus Dei? Is there a lefty version of that group for liberal Catholics to belong to?Mark Centznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-58880108300990410912011-04-27T15:03:23.886-05:002011-04-27T15:03:23.886-05:00While this doesn't change the fact that non-af...While this doesn't change the fact that non-affiliated is massively under-represented, Pete Stark (D-CA) is an open atheist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Stark#AtheismBullied Pulpithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429990391718816626noreply@blogger.com