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Easy Answers
21 October 2004"'Media have a tendency to think of religion as inherently controversial. That leaves them prone to accept the easiest answer instead of investigating it further.'" Revealer contributor Stewart Hoover tells it like it is, regarding how the mass media is covering religion in the 2004 campaign: "'The media in the United States take it as a given that religious people are likely to vote for President Bush. This assumption helps create the perception of a "religion gap" -- the idea that regular churchgoers are more likely to vote for Bush than those who attend less frequently. However, there may be equally religious people who don't attend church as much and are in support of John Kerry. The media should examine whether church attendance is the only indicator of religiousness.'"
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