Religion And Politics In Mexico

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Discusses political/ religious conflicts. The secularization of Mexican politics and economics. Separation of church and state policy. Influence of the Roman Catholic Church and religious institutions in Mexico. Concerns expressed by religious leaders over issues of poverty, inequality, globalization, and economic development. Impact of Vicente Fox's election as President.

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"Religion and Politics in Contemporary Mexico

Addison De Witt (1998) has suggested that if Northern Ireland presents a case of religious fanaticism dominating politics, Mexico presents one of politics dominating religious fanaticism. Mexico s popular culture is Roman Catholic, but its politics and its state are largely secular, with vast majorities demonstrating both immense respect for the Catholic Church and firm opposition to the political involvement of religious leaders or symbols (Mexican Protestants & politics, 2001). In the past ten years or so, despite Mexico s expressed desires to keep church and state separate, the two institutions have become more and more inextricably tied together in Mexico s traditional or indigenous communities. Recently, with the election of Vicente Fox as Mexico s first non-Institutional Revolutionary ..."

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