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September 16, 2020
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** 8 facts about Catholics and politics in the U.S. ([link removed])
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Every U.S. presidential election since 2004 has featured at least one Catholic candidate on one of the major party tickets. But if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins this November, he will be only the second Catholic ever to assume the land’s highest office – John F. Kennedy was the first with a groundbreaking win in 1960.
Biden talks openly about his personal beliefs on the campaign trail, and his faith was a central theme at the recent Democratic National Convention. Having a Catholic candidate on a party ticket, however, does not guarantee support from Catholic voters. U.S. Catholics, who make up roughly one-fifth of the population, have a diverse range of political opinions, even on topics the Catholic Church has taken a clear stance on.
Here are eight facts about Catholics and politics in the United States ([link removed]) , based on previously published Pew Research Center studies.
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Prominent Southern Baptists are dropping ‘Southern’ name amid racial unrest ([link removed])
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Evangelicals for Social Action leaves behind ‘evangelical’ label ([link removed])
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Amid coronavirus, Jewish High Holidays take a different shape ([link removed])
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Merkel slams anti-Semitism ‘disgrace’ on Jewish group’s 70th anniversary ([link removed])
Sept. 15 - The Associated Press
Museum in India celebrating Muslim dynasty gets a Hindu overhaul ([link removed])
Sept. 15 - The New York Times*
Pope gives green light for extension of accord with Beijing ([link removed])
Sept. 14 - Reuters
‘At the intersection of two criminalized identities’: Black and non-Black Muslims confront a complicated relationship with policing and anti-Blackness ([link removed])
Sept. 13 - Time*
Black church leaders demand apology for Trump ad ([link removed])
Sept. 13 - Religion News Service
Mormons rejected Trump as blasphemous. Now he likely can’t win without them ([link removed])
Sept. 13 - Politico
U.S. election spotlight mostly bypasses mainline Protestants ([link removed])
Sept. 13 - The Associated Press
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