Does it matter if Trump or Harris is religous or a Christian?

  1. tsmog profile image86
    tsmogposted 4 months ago

    Are Trump and Harris particularly Christian? That’s not what most Americans would say: AP-NORC poll by AP News (Sept 22, 2024)
    https://apnews.com/article/election-202 … ubscribers

    It opens with . . .

    "Vice President Kamala Harris is a Baptist who was influenced by religious traditions in her mother’s home country of India.

    Former President Donald Trump grew up a mainline Presbyterian but began identifying as a nondenominational Christian near the end of his presidency.

    Despite that, few Americans see the presidential candidates as particularly Christian, according to a new survey conducted Sept. 12-16 by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs. Only 14% of U.S. adults say the word “Christian” describes Harris or Trump “extremely” or “very” well.

    Strikingly, that appears to matter little to part of Trump’s loyal base: white evangelical Protestants. About 7 in 10 members of this group view him favorably. But only about half say Trump best represents their beliefs — around 1 in 10 say this about Harris, and one-third say neither candidate represents their religious beliefs — and around 2 in 10 say “Christian” describes him extremely or very well.

    “They really don’t care about, is he religious or not,” said R. Marie Griffith, a religion and politics professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

    The survey results represent the shift in how white evangelicals now talk about morality and religion in politics, said Griffith. She pointed to a white evangelical culture that takes care of its own, but sees liberal outsiders as evil, and therefore, support for a Democrat is unimaginable to many."

    It concludes with . . .

    "Neither candidate fared particularly well when Americans were asked if they’d use the words “honest” or “moral” to describe them. Around one-third say those words describe Harris extremely or very well, and about 15% say the same for Trump. Adding in those who say the words “somewhat” describe the candidates raises the levels to more than half for Harris and about one-third for Trump.

    “I wonder if speaks to just a deep cynicism about politics – that people are really so convinced that all politicians are liars,” said Griffith."

    Does the leader of the US religious views matter in your view?

    Do people take that into consideration when voting? How much priority is placed on that?

    "Mainline Protestants predominate, with Episcopalians and Presbyterians being the most prevalent (Presidents religious affiliations). John F. Kennedy was the first Catholic president, and Joe Biden, the current president, is the second.

    How much does denomination matter with choosing a candidate?

    Thoughts, criticisms, accolades, and/or commentary?

  2. Tams R profile image84
    Tams Rposted 4 months ago

    I feel it is more a statement than an action in today's society to state a religious viewpoint. Sometimes it is as if to say, "This is where I most align mentally even while my behavior doesn't follow."
    "I take your side. Please take mine."
    Essentially an untruth but as a society groups want to know where they stand so they wait for those identifiers.
    Great article!

 
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