Religious outlook, culture war politics, and antipathy toward christian fundamentalists

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-61

  Bolce, Louis ^a   De Maio, Gerald ^a  

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EID: 0033243541     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297702     Document Type: Article

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