LEADER 03031nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910451851203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-58901-478-2 010 $a1-4356-3197-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484018 035 $a(EBL)547818 035 $a(OCoLC)290561148 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000263985 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11207849 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263985 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10283761 035 $a(PQKB)11571608 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000631321 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12311637 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631321 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10591520 035 $a(PQKB)11764366 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547818 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15235 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547818 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10236734 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484018 100 $a20050325d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUncompromising positions$b[electronic resource] $eGod, sex, and the U.S. House of Representatives /$fElizabeth Anne Oldmixon 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (261 p.) 225 1 $aReligion and politics series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-071-X 311 $a1-58901-072-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-232) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: guns, race, and culture -- Seeing and believing in the foreground -- The culture of progressive sexuality -- The culture of religious traditionalism -- Choosing folkways -- Managing morality -- Cultural scuffles and Capitol Hill. 330 $aCultural factions are an intrinsic part of the fabric of American politics. But does this mean that there is no room for compromise when groups hold radically different viewpoints on major issues? Not necessarily. For example, in a June 2003 Time/CNN poll, 49% of respondents identified themselves as pro-choice and 46% identified as pro-life. But in the same poll, 81% indicated that abortion should be always legal or sometimes legal, suggesting that pro-life and pro-choice are not discrete positions but allow room for compromise.How do legislators legislate policy conflicts that are defined in 410 0$aReligion and politics series (Georgetown University) 606 $aChurch and state$zUnited States 606 $aCulture conflict$zUnited States 606 $aLegislation$zUnited States 606 $aLegislators$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChurch and state 615 0$aCulture conflict 615 0$aLegislation 615 0$aLegislators 676 $a322/.1/0973 700 $aOldmixon$b Elizabeth Anne$0985870 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451851203321 996 $aUncompromising positions$92253386 997 $aUNINA