Elections
Essay
Biden Can Restore America’s Credibility on Religious Freedom
President Trump has undermined the U.S. government’s global fight against intolerance and persecution.
By Judd Birdsall
Report
Why the Partisan Divide? The U.S. Is Becoming More Secular—and More Religious
Data show that our national divide is deeper than knee-jerk partisanship.
By Spencer James, Hal Boyd, and Jason Carroll
Editor’s Note
The Work We Still Have to Do
A Biden victory will not cure our country’s most grievous affliction.
By Marie Griffith
Report
Will Catholic Voters Decide the Election?
These swing voters could be pivotal in battleground states.
By Elena Trueba
Report
Across the Country, Muslims Are Fighting Voter Suppression and Intimidation
“We’re fighting for our right to vote every single day,” one activist said.
By Aysha Khan
Essay
QAnon’s “Messianic Secret”
Donald Trump has not rebuked his QAnon supporters—or the Christians among them.
By Gregory Alan Thornbury
Report
The Eagle Scout and the President: What a Utah Politician Tells Us about LDS Ambivalence to Trump
Republican candidate Spencer Cox epitomizes Mormon masculinity.
By Tamarra Kemsley
Essay
Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Would Be a Major Victory for the Christian Legal Movement
These conservative Christians consider the Supreme Court nominee to be one of their own.
By Daniel Bennett
Essay
White Evangelicals and the New American Exceptionalism of Donald Trump
The president’s “1776 Commission” marks a turning point in his rhetoric.
By Abram Van Engen
Review
Imagining a “Judeo-Christian” Nation
A review of K. Healan Gaston’s book, “Imagining Judeo-Christian America: Religion, Secularism, and the Redefinition of Democracy.”
By Gene Zubovich