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  • Living on Hope

    “Even the youthful grow tired and weary, and the young men stumble and fall. / But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” -Isaiah 40: 30-31 This verse was most likely…

  • The Power of Religion

    Freedom of religion. Separation of church and state. These are some of the more common phrases that people think of when referencing the connection between religion and government. Although our government has made efforts to keep religion separate from politics since the inception of our country, religion still permeates many parts of the political process…

  • Table Talk

    Watching the sunrise through the window, I remain in the same spot I first sat down in eighteen hours prior. The diner had cleared out except for my best friend and me in a booth, and the people working the early shift. The sound of the coffee brewing and our stomachs grumbling from a sugar…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…