Why Progressive Religious Populism Won't Work in the United States [View all]

[MineralMan]

Here are the largest Christian Denominations in the US:

The Catholic Church, 68,202,492 members.
The Southern Baptist Convention, 16,136,044 members.
The United Methodist Church, 7,679,850 members.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6,157,238 members.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_States

So, let's look at three of those:

The Roman Catholic Church - A patriarchal hierarchy that places women in a secondary role, rejects LGBTQ rights, prohibits the use of contraception and abortion, and hides sexual abuse of children by its own clergy.

The Southern Baptist Convention - The most conservative of Protestant denominations, its leaders despise women's rights to reproductive choice, support Donald J. Trump universally, and oppose all LGBTQ rights. They support right-wing populism, and use Islam, atheism and minorities as scapegoats.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Also a very conservative denomination, which represses all women's rights, and does not support LGBTQ rights. Also supporters of Donald J. Trump's brand of populism.

The United Methodist Church is the exception among those most populous Christian denominations. It generally takes a centrist position on the issues named above.

With Christianity as the largest religious group in the United States, it's clear that its largest denominations do not support a progressive agenda, generally, and would oppose a progressive populist movement. Membership in the three most conservative denominations includes enough people to elect a President on their own.

Need I say more?