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Do Trends In Grand Rapids Tell Us Something About Religion, Evangelicalism And The GOP?
Do Trends In Grand Rapids Tell Us Something About Religion, Evangelicalism And The GOP?

(OPINION) Grand Rapids, as much as any northern town a symbolic buckle on an established Bible (especially Calvinist) Belt outside of the South, is divided this election season. Underscoring hopes to flip the Michigan seat, House Democrats’ campaign arm horrified some party stalwarts by spending $435,000 on ads to boost John Gibbs’s name recognition, while undercutting Peter Meijer as the far stronger November opponent.

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White Catholics are the demographic reporters forget about, mistakenly
White Catholics are the demographic reporters forget about, mistakenly

(OPINION) An important shift has occurred among white Catholics in recent decades. How important will they be in the next election? That could depend on how important the President thinks they are. In any case, journalists shouldn’t discount them.

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Opinion, North AmericaRichard OstlingJack Jenkins, Religion News Service, Donald Trump, Catholic Vote, Public Religion Research Institute, RNS, Ryan Burge, Terry Mattingly, Christianity, Richard OstlingComment