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Religion and Politics in the 2016 Election: What to Expect in a Religiously Diverse Society
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What does it mean to say that we are “religiously diverse”?
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What does this increased diversity mean in terms of politics?
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Religion still plays a vital role in how many Americans think about politics
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Religion Guides Voting Frequently or Occasionally
Pew Research, 2003
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Important to Have President Who Shares My Religious Beliefs
Pew Research, 2016
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“Religion has always played a significant role in shaping American society. The nation's religious heritage, including its pluralism, remains deeply intertwined with American culture and identity. In recent decades, however, public prominence of religious views has grown even as the nation's religious diversity has increased. In this context, maintaining a pluralistic democracy demands a corresponding advance in our citizens' capacity to understand religious differences, as well as the ability and willingness to engage across differences of belief for the sake of the common good.” Ann Marie B. Bahr, et. al Wingspread Declaration on Religion and Public Life
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The Supreme Court and the First Amendment
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The Religion Clauses of the First Amendment
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Government cannot favor one religion over another, nor can it favor religion over nonreligion (or vice versa)—it must be totally neutral on religious matters, and…
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Government can ban religious activity if it threatens the public’s safety, health, or welfare
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The Election, the Candidates, and Their Faith
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Hillary Clinton
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Donald Trump
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What Can We Expect?
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Church/State Issues Likely Headed for the Courts
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Creationism and evolution in public schools
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Can businesses refuse to serve a gay person based on a religious objection?
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Can a pharmacist refuse to fill certain prescriptions based on a religious objection?
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Can a government official refuse to issue a marriage license based on a religious objection?
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Can cheerleaders make posters with religious messages on them?
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Does requiring a photo ID to buy a gun violate an Amish man’s religious freedom?
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“I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish . . . —where no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts of its officials — and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all.” ~John F. Kennedy, 1960
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I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them“1. To vote . . . for the person they judged most worthy2. To speak no evil of the person they voted against, and3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side.”—John Wesley, Journal, October 6, 1774