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When will religion stay out of politics?

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In the latest #SecularPolitics I try to give my friend Hemant @friendlyatheist.com some hope about the future of #secularism in what ended up being the 4th entry in my series The Boundaries of Secularity

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Separation of Religion and Government Notes

My latest #SecularPolitics addresses the latest Pew analysis regarding teacher-led prayer in public schools. The study indicates 57% of U.S. adults favor generic teacher-led prayer and 52% favor explicitly Christian prayer in schools. 🧵⬇️
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The chart is titled "Party Identification of 2024 Voters and Secular Voters." It shows a stacked bar graph comparing party identification across six voter groups: USA Voters, Harris Voters, Trump Voters, Secular Voters, Secular Harris Voters, Secular Trump Voters Each bar is divided into five color-coded categories representing party identification: Red: Republican, Pink: Lean Republican, Yellow: Independent no lean, Light Blue: Lean Democrat, Dark Blue: Democrat The y-axis ranges from 0 to 100, representing the percentage of each group. Each section of the bars is labeled with the corresponding percentage. The source is cited as AP/NORC VoteCast 2024, and analyzed by Socianalítica Research. Here are the exact percentages shown in the chart for each voter group and party identification category: ### **1. USA Voters** * Democrat (dark blue): **37%** * Lean Democrat (light blue): **8%** * Independent no lean (yellow): **6%** * Lean Republican (pink): **8%** * Republican (red): **42%** --- ### **2. Harris Voters** * Democrat: **72%** * Lean Democrat: **15%** * Independent no lean: **6%** * Lean Republican: **5%** * Republican: **2%** --- ### **3. Trump Voters** * Democrat: **0%** * Lean Democrat: **0%** * Independent no lean: **5%** * Lean Republican: **14%** * Republican: **77%** --- ### **4. Secular Voters** * Democrat: **50%** * Lean Democrat: **14%** * Independent no lean: **8%** * Lean Republican: **6%** * Republican: **22%** --- ### **5. Secular Harris Voters** * Democrat: **71%** * Lean Democrat: **19%** * Independent no lean: **6%** * Lean Republican: **3%** * Republican: **1%** --- ### **6. Secular Trump Voters** * Democrat: **1%** * Lean Democrat: **4%** * Independent no lean: **10%** * Lean Republican: **18%** * Republican: **67%** Each percentage is visually represented in a colored segment within the stacked bars.

This week’s #SecularPolitics focuses on #secularvoters partisanship in the 2024 election.
Per AP/NORC VoteCast 2024 voters were 45% D, 50% R & 6% I. Secular voters show a significant Democratic lean, with 64% D & 28% R (8% I). secularpolitics.us/sp20250516

ICYM the latest #SecularPolitics exploring the #secular vote in 2024 with an analysis of #religion and #race
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The chart breaks down how various racial and religious groups voted for the Democratic Party in 2024, based on AP/NORC Votecast data. The data are categorized by race (White, Black, Latinx, Asian) and further segmented into the three largest religious identity cohorts: Protestant/Other Christian, Catholic, and Secular. Only 28% of White Protestants and 39% of White Catholics voted Democratic. Two-thirds (67%) of White secular voters supported the Democratic Party, highlighting a significant religious divide. More than eight-in-ten Black Protestants (84%), Black Catholics (81%), and Black secular (81%) voters cast their votes for Kamala Harris. Fewer than four-in-ten (39%) Latinx Protestants, most (57%) Latinx Catholics, and seven-in-ten (70%) secular Latinx voters supported Harris. Harris received the votes of 59% of Asian Protestants, 52% of Asian Catholics, and 72% of secular Asian voters.

2/6 #Secular voters show remarkable unity regardless of race. Seculars are the only White group to support Harris. Among #Latinxs, secular voters were her strongest supporters. secularpolitics.us/sp20250509 #SecularPolitics

The Secular Vote in 2024 (Part Three)

1/6 This week’s #SecularPolitics newsletter explores the racial diversity of the #secular vote, analyzing major racial cohorts and comparing them to other religion cohorts. Secular voters across all races & Black voters regardless of religion strongly supported Harris. secularpolitics.us/sp20250509

My latest #SecularPolitics continues the analysis of the #secularvote in 2024. As we said in the previous entry, #secular voters strongly supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, making up a significant portion of her voter base.

Last week, my latest #SecularPolitics entry was an introduction to understanding the #Secularvote in 2024.

Some of these were discussed during my @atheists.org AACON presentation. The first in the series explores the findings of the AP/NORC VoteCast.
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High-Profile Atheists Out of Step with Cohort on Trans Rights - Secular Politics Newsletter

This week's #SecularPolitics is about the giant gap between the people who identify as atheists in the US and the opinions of some of the most prominent atheists on Trans rights. Guys like Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, and Jerry Coyne do not represent #atheist public opinion

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3/x Retention Rate: The retention rate of cradle seculars has improved, with more people raised secular staying secular as adults. In 2007, just 47% of cradle seculars remained nonreligious as adults. Today, 73% of cradle seculars remain so.
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2/x Increased Cradle Seculars: There's been an increase in people raised and remaining secular over the last decade, now making up about one-third of the secular population (31%). In 2007 and 2007 just one in five (21%) were cradle seculars
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In my latest #SecularPolitics I focus on the rise of #cradleseculars in Pew's latest Religious Landscape Survey. "Cradle seculars" are individuals raised and remaining non-religious. In this 🧵, I summarize the main findings.

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Secular Identity and Belief by the Numbers - Secular Politics Newsletter

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Secular Voters Didn't Shift Right But Christians Did

Hello! I'm finally making a full move here. I write about religion and race and run a research consultancy for progressive orgs. Also write the newsletter #SecularPolitics and just posted about the #nonreligious and #latinx vote in the election.
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