A Few Things to Read on the Election
Publisher: In-Sight Publishing
Publisher Founding: September 1, 2014
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Publication: Freethought Newswire
Original Link: https://secular.org/2024/11/a-few-things-to-read-on-the-election/
Publication Date: November 1, 2024
Organization: Secular Coalition for America
Organization Description: The Secular Coalition for America advocates for religious freedom, as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and works to defend the equal rights of nonreligious Americans. Representing 20 national secular organizations, hundreds of local secular communities, and working with our allies in the faith community, we combine the power of grassroots activism with professional lobbying to make an impact on the laws and policies that govern separation of religion and government — or the improper encroachment of either on the other.
If you don’t feel like you have enough to read about the election, we’re here to help. We’ve got some articles on the general topic of the candidates’ views on religion and its role in government. Plus a few on adjacent topics like the election’s possible impact on the Supreme Court. These should keep you busy.
Views on Harris and her beliefs on religious freedom.
https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/08/02/kamala-harris-beliefs-about-religious-freedom/
Differing views on Trump and Harris as religious freedom advocates, and links to more related articles.
https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/10/22/kamala-harris-religion-donald-trump/
How the election could reshape the Supreme Court. A lot can happen in four years. (“Story free for a limited time.”)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/how-the-2024-election-will-reshape-the-supreme-court.html
The Economist takes a good look at Trump’s religious supporters, some of whom think he’s anointed by God. (You have to give The Economist some info to read it, but you don’t have to sign up for anything.)
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/10/22/the-americans-who-think-trump-is-anointed-by-god
If you don’t want to give the Economist your info, this Vanity Fair article covers the same topic almost as well.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/donald-trump-suggests-anointed-by-god
Christian nationalism’s influence on the election, from ProPublica.
https://projects.propublica.org/christian-nationalism-origins/
The data on support for the two candidates broken down by religion and by people of no religion.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/09/white-protestants-and-catholics-support-trump-but-voters-in-other-us-religious-groups-prefer-harris/
An update on efforts to put the Ten Commandments in Louisiana public schools and the Bible in every classroom in Oklahoma.
https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/10/23/separation-of-church-and-state-on-education-heats-up-across-the-us
And finally, here again is the link to our Secular America Votes page for voter information. As they like to say, make sure you have a plan to vote if you haven’t already.
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