Congressional Religious Makeup

According to the Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, 150 Catholics, 72 Baptists, and 65 Methodists were present when the 107th Congress convened in January. Thirty-seven Jews, 15 Mormons, and six members of Eastern Orthodox churches made up the balance of those who responded to a question about their religious preference. Republicans are overwhelmingly Protestant with 190 members; 59 Republicans are Catholic. Democrats claim 122 Protestant members and 91 Catholic. Thirty-three Democrats and three Republicans are Jewish. If the numbers don