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for our next story let's go back in
history again the year was 1980 Ronald
Reagan was in Detroit standing in front
of a huge crowd he was there to accept
the nomination for the Republican party
but Reagan did something unusual he
ended his speech with three
words God Bless America it may not sound
strange now we hear US president say it
all the time but before Ronald Reagan
did it no one else had us leaders were
expected to keep their faith to
themselves well not anymore religion now
plays a crucial role in American
politics but this presidential election
it took a backseat the candidates barely
talked about faith they did not Clash on
religious
lines that changed on Sunday Kamala
Harris kicked off her 60th birthday by
visiting two churches in Georgia
happy Birthday to you happy
Birthday Happy Birthday
to happy birthday to you happy
birthday happy
birthday so Kamala Harris attended a
service the congregation sang to her she
spoke about her childhood experiences
especially attending a black church in
this moment our country is at a
Crossroads and where we go from here is
up to us as Americans and as people of
faith and now we ask a question we face
this question what kind of country do we
want to live in a country of chaos fear
and hate or a country of Freedom
compassion and
Justice Kamala Harris is a Baptist
that's a branch of Christianity she was
raised by a black Ang Anglican father
and her mother was an Indian Hindu so
her religious Journey was complex but
faith has long played a role in her
life she's a member of a Baptist Church
she attends Services there in 2022 she
spoke at a National Baptist convention
in the last decade Harris has downplayed
the role of religion in her life but now
she seems to be embracing it again her
opponent Donald Trump though is not
buying it he says she is destructive to
religion she's very destructive to
religion she's very destructive to
Christianity and very destructive to
evangelicals and to the Catholic
church and uh she's she is she is let me
put it this way Ben she is your worst
nightmare much worse much worse than
Biden and he wasn't so
hot Trump isn't overly religious himself
he rarely attends Services he hardly
talks about faith but he has secured
overwhelming support from Evangelical
Christians do you know why because of
their shared political agenda it's a
marriage of convenience which brings us
to religion itself how does it influence
us politics well America was founded on
the principles of religious freedom a
separation of church and state but
religion has always been a subtle
undercurrent in elections it has long
been shaped it has long shaped voter
Behavior historically most US presidents
have have been Protestant Christians but
in 1960 that changed John F Kennedy
became the first Catholic presidential
candidate it sparked an uproar his
candidacy faced a huge opposition many
believe that his Catholic faith would
make him more loyal to the pope than to
America JFK rallied against these rumors
he advocated for Religious Freedom and
that helped him win the elections in the
1980s Evangelical Christians emerged as
a powerful political force especially in
the Bible Belt which is mostly Southern
and Midwestern states this group is a
Bedrock of the Republican voter base and
it propelled a lot of leaders into Power
including George W bush he appealed to
voters through his Evangelical
credentials so white evangelicals are
crucial but so are black Protestant work
voters they are a key voting block for
Democrats many of them voted Barack
Obama in 2008 so religion basically
dominates us politics and US elections
and more often than not it is a defining
Factor take abortion for example it's a
big flash point in this election it also
divides votes along religious lines
Catholic and Evangelical Christians
support candidates who are pro-life
meaning anti-abortion now look at Joe
Biden he's the second Catholic President
in American history he openly discusses
his faith yet his political position on
abortion lost him Catholic voters
religious endorsements also carry
significant weight they can help sway
undecided
voters but how much of it matters now in
today's America look at this data in
2007 16% Americans identified as
atheists in 2024 28% are religiously
unaffiliated that's almost double
despite this trend religion remains a
polarizing factor in American politics
you cannot discount its role especially
in an election as Clos as this
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