The GOP’s Secularism Problem
David Sessions reports for The Daily Beast about concern within the Republican Party over recent polls, which suggest that the numbers of Americans who claim to be religious is declining, especially among the nation’s youth. Sessions writes that while “white evangelical adults continue to insist that religion drives political rhetoric,” some in the GOP are worried that religiously-infused politics could turn more Americans away from Republicans. “We made a big mistake in the ‘80’s by politicizing the gospel,” said the late Chuck Colson.