Does Religion Matter in Politics?

January 13th, 2023
by Pastor Michael Gabbert

With the midterm elections wrapped up and congress getting settled in the religious landscape of American politics may be shifting. We are beginning to see a significant presence of Muslim Americans in politics and they aren’t where you might think in their political affiliations. What does this mean? How should Christians think about this? Listen in as Pastor Michael kicks off TruthCurrents for 2023.

A.S. Ibrahim, “Strict religion, strange party identity,” https://wng.org/opinions/strict-religion-loose-party-1673268407, January 9, 2023.

Pew Research Center, “Party Affiliation among Evangelical Protestants,” https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/evangelical-protestant/party-affiliation/.

Pew Research Center, “Party Affiliation among Muslims,” https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/muslim/party-affiliation/.

Posted in TruthCurrents
Tagged with Religion, politics, Islam

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