Broadcast journalist Mr. Ray Suarez wove together evidence, from quotes and video clips, that demonstrates the complex relationship between religion and politics in this country. Mr. Suarez is senior correspondent on the “PBS NewsHour” and author of The Holy Vote. He visited with students and faculty in November as the Class of 1952 Endowment for Religious Understanding Speaker.
“We have come to a crazy place in our national life. Politicians are using religion as a marker or a quick reference meant to signal to voters, ‘I am like you. Vote for me!’ It’s identity politics, pure and simple, in its most naked form.”