Tag / Religion
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Two Candidates and 2 Corinthians: Religion in the 2016 General Election
I remember a time, not long ago, when presidential candidates quoted the Bible like millennials quote “The Breakfast Club.” When Ted Cruz touted preserving the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance as a primary accomplishment during his time as a state senator. When Marco Rubio assured a debate audience that he was not,…
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The Danforth Dialogues: A Review
On Saturday, October 8th in Graham Chapel, the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics presented the Danforth Dialogues, a directive that they have been working on since the center’s founding in 2010. The goal of the Dialogues, according to Marie Griffith, the Director of the Center, was to connect this presidential election cycle with the…
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Please God, Endorse Me
Media figures often talk about how there are two different kinds of primaries going on: the electoral primary—decided by caucuses, primary elections, superdelegates, and a party convention—and the invisible primary. The invisible primary is made up of two components: fundraising and endorsements. The fundraising category is further split into money raised by Super PACs, organizations…
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The Fall of Traditional Faith
Our relationship with religion in the United States is quickly changing. The US is a country that prides itself on freedom of religion. This has been a central theme of our identity as a nation. People in the US are more than three times as likely to say that religion is very important in their…