Local religious context shapes how regional newspapers frame religious minorities.

Evidence

Much attention has been directed at how geographical religious context shapes the way individuals think about controversial issues, such as homosexuality, abortion, and delinquency (Adamczyk & Valdimarsdóttir, 2018; Regnerus, 2003; Stark, 1996). States with larger shares of Evangelicals, who are more likely to regularly pray and attend religious service (Pew Research Center, 2014), or those with residents who have higher overall levels of religious belief and engagement may be more likely to have newspapers that reference religious officials and mention religion more generally in discussions about Muslims. — Emily Greene-Colozzi, Amy Adamczyk, and Senahan Kiyal Keles, Differences in Religious Framing of…, 36

Categorization

• XREF: Links to the broader ‘moral communities’ tradition in the sociology of religion (Stark, Regnerus) on how local religious density shapes attitudes.