"LEWISTON, Maine -- Two of the five Catholic churches in Lewiston will close by the end of October."
Interesting.
"According to the tally, 7,300 Lewiston residents voted yes on Question 1 and 5,121 voted no."
The perception of marriage as a civil issue didn't make it.
"In 2005, Lewiston went for No on 1 by 53.5% [referendum on nondiscrimination repeal]. In 2009, it was 60-40 Yes on 1. Another way to see the very real change there is that Lewiston’s No vote results in 2005 were 1.5 percentage points less than the state No vote, while in 2009 Lewiston’s No vote was 7 percentage points less than the state’s overall No vote."-Prof Amy Field, (see comment section)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The Catholic Church in Maine
