View of God can predict values, politics- USA Today

Four different "types" of God leads to different political outlooks. No mention of Eastern/Oriental Orthodox...surprise surprise. I imagine our politics run along ethnic lines. No category for "Loving God," however. Love is not the same as benevolence. Also, it'd be good to know non-Christian philosophies on God and their consequent philosophical outlook. For instance, Islam, as far as I know doesn't characterize their God as Loving, so what is the consequence of that?

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Highlights of Baylor's analysis:

• The Authoritarian God (31.4% of Americans overall, 43.3% in the South) is angry at humanity's sins and engaged in every creature's life and world affairs. He is ready to throw the thunderbolt of judgment down on "the unfaithful or ungodly," Bader says.

•The Benevolent God (23% overall, 28.7% in the Midwest) still sets absolute standards for mankind in the Bible. More than half (54.8%) want the government to advocate Christian values.

•The Critical God (16% overall, 21.3% in the East) has his judgmental eye on the world, but he's not going to intervene, either to punish or to comfort.

•The Distant God (24.4% overall, 30.3% in the West) is "no bearded old man in the sky raining down his opinions on us," Bader says. Followers of this God see a cosmic force that launched the world, then left it spinning on its own.
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