This week we explore the role of religion in America and there are many directions we can go. However, it seems only fair that as students at the largest Catholic University in America we spend our blog discussion on the role of religion on campus. We have already discussed the role of various socializing factors in our political values and ideology. Outside of our parents it is hard to argue that anything has much more of an impact on our political outlook that our education and our religion (including those of us who are nonreligious). And for much of us those two elements have been linked through parochial schooling at various levels. Obviously we all have various religious affiliations and range in our religious observance from extremely observant to completely nonreligious.
I would like you to address the role the religion plays in your views about society, and by extension about political issues. Have these beliefs been affected by your schooling, whether parochial or public? Please share any thoughts about the nature of religion and politics at DePaul. We are clearly a Catholic institution that leans fairly heavily toward more liberal social politics (generally speaking). What have you discovered about the religious life on campus that is is either surprising or particularly notable in terms of our school culture or politics? This should be a general discussion and you can feel free to expand or elaborate on any aspect of the prompts above or any comments of your classmates.
Religion has played a role in how I view society because the variety of religions in my environment has made me feel that we live in a very open minded society. I also feel that religion is important in politics by how the news and media address certain religions.
ReplyDeleteMy views on religion are significantly affected by my schooling. My high school gave students a variety of religions to explore, and there were students from many religious backgrounds that further made me believe America is a very accepting society.
I feel DePaul does support this same idea of a religiously diverse society. Although DePaul is a very Catholic school, I was very surprised how accepting the school is of other religions. Although most facilities are catholic based, there are a few places that accommodate other religions. DePaul also has a very diverse amount of religious classes. This religious diversity makes me believe DePaul has a very open culture.
For me personally, I believe that religion has played a more subconscious role than I have previously given it. I don't believe it plays an active role in deciding my politics especially as I get older, but I do think it helped set certain political values and views due to the moral compass my church, the community, and religion I was raised in gave me. My schooling did not really impact my belief system regarding religion in any form. Religion was not discussed in any high school classes to an extent that passed fact-based discussions. There were never pushes for a certain agenda or clearly religious biased viewpoints being spread. In regards to DePaul, I have not experienced much regarding religion and politics. I am currently taking my first 'religious dimensions' course which is very political focusing on religious and political conflict in south Asia. Besides this course from a extra-curricular standpoint I have yet to see a strong organization or community here. I will acknowledge I have not searched hard for religious organizations or events on campus, but from my lack of effort, I haven't been exposed to much. Another point I'd like to add is that most of the religious course offered are very broad or hone in on Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Catholicism. As someone who is currently reading about Quakerism and was raised Lutheran I don't feel as if DePaul encompasses such a diverse field very well.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up in a religious household, religion has played a critical role in developing my personality. It also became a guide on how I should live life and how to interact with others. I would say it also played a small factor in how I viewed my politics. At a young age, I didn't care much about religion until I was discriminated because of it. However, those experiences made me value the role of religion even more. One issue I noticed throughout middle school and high school was how there was little education on the variety of religions that are practiced. I believe having even basic knowledge of the many religions can really make a huge impact on understanding others. After being at DePaul for two quarters, I feel the university does an incredible job being inclusive of anyone no matter what religion they believe in. I also feel the university does a good job in encouraging events of different cultures and religions which really allows students to have a better perspective of others.
ReplyDeleteI think I kind of understand your point of how middle schools and high schools place little focus on the variety of religions that represent America. There are some schools that hardly allow students to explore various religions, or schools might teach religions but do not place a balanced distribution of time to discuss these religions. I also think you make an excellent point that we should educate people on the vast amount of religions to help us understand each other better. I feel it is essential for us to understand the people within our country so we can trust one another, and to decrease xenophobic behavior.
DeleteI was raised Catholic but don’t identify with a religion. I was a bit hesitant to come to DePaul when I found out that it’s the largest Catholic university in the nation because I was worried about having the religion forced upon me like it was throughout my childhood, but I’ve found that DePaul does nothing like that. I’m surprised at how minimal Catholicism enters my life when I’m at DePaul or on campus — obviously we have the church just down the street on our campus and spaces in the student center devoted to the religion, but in my four years here I’ve never had anyone force me to attend a religious event. I’m surprised by how little we talk about Catholicism in classes too — the most I had to talk about it was in a religion and politics class, but we spent most of that class studying Islam. DePaul does an incredible job of not only including other religions in our campus, but also allowing spaces of non-religious affiliation.
ReplyDeleteI, just like you, was also raised to be catholic. I attended catholic grade school, then went to a public high school. As of right now, I'm not quite sure where I stand on my religious beliefs. I know the feeling of having religion forced upon you, and I agree that DePaul does an excellent job of not of pushing it. I think it's interesting how a good amount of the students that attend DePaul don't identify as Catholics.
DeleteThe role of religion doesn’t play a major role in my views of society. In regards to political issues I feel like religion doesn’t play as large as a role as it used to play in politics. Even though the relationship is still there I feel as we move forward the role of religion will lessen and become something on the back burner and not as prominent in the country. Throughout my school religion was not something that was talked about or something teachers made something necessary in the curriculum. In regards to DePaul being the largest Catholic University I would have expected it to be much more religious and make a stronger emphasis on the importance of religion, but it really has not been something that has even crossed my mind since coming here. It just doesn’t seem like something that is necessarily important to the overwhelming majority of students here. I was more surprised that religion isn’t that important because when I was touring this school they made such a emphasis on being the largest Catholic University I don’t see how that is a selling point on the school, but I found it interesting how many times they mentioned it.
ReplyDeleteI fall in the same crowd as you, Justin. Religion has never really been too existent in my life and therefore has never played too significant of a role in how I view society. I rarely went to church and my parents never emphasized it so I thought from a young age that it wasn't as big of a deal to us as it was to some of my friends, but didn't feel that separated us. When I came to DePaul, it was not because of the religious affiliation, it was more because of proximity and because my dad went here. When he graduated in 1995 he said it was slightly more religious as in more people were known to attend because of Catholic reasons, but still nothing too outward. Since coming here I have gone to the church on campus twice voluntarily, and I think that honestly is more than a large percent of kids here have gone. I think that is not too important however, as education and church are separate. The only time they have crossed paths is the mandated religion course, but otherwise like Justin said, religion at school really doesn't cross my mind. I also agree with Justin in regards to the selling point. At this point so few students identify as Catholic that emphasizing the fact that this is the biggest Catholic school is really not that important to me.
DeleteI was raised Catholic, attended catechism until my Confirmation, but by the time me and my younger sisters had completed all that, my family just stopped being really that religious. We stopped going to church or focusing on stuff like that, though my dad still did sometimes.
ReplyDeleteWhile religion doesn't play a role in my politics (and I don't think it should play a role in anyone's), it does play a role in politics at large because it can determine certain peoples policies or morals, like with abortion, though I don't think you need to follow a religion to be a good moral person, and definitely influences candidates in places like the Bible Belt especially if they hold Christian beliefs. America is not just about that single religion, however, and neither is DePaul, and what I like so much about the way DePaul handles religion is that it's not forced upon you as a student; you can chose your own path, and there are spaces for people of different types of religions or no religions at all. I think and I like that DePaul focuses more on promoting the message of "what have you done for others/justice" (can't remember exactly what it is off the top of my head) to every student than promoting Catholicism, which I think is the right way to approach religion in one of the most diverse cities in the world.
Growing in the Bible Belt in a Southern Baptist home, heavily influenced what I thought when I was young and continues to affect me today, but in a very different way now that I have become non-religious. People say that religion is having less of an effect on politics, which is true on the grand scheme of things, but depending on where in the U.S. you are from the decreasing effects of religion are much less clear. The power of religion in the South is very hard to escape; I’ve found at even at DePaul, the largest Catholic intuition in North America, religion has been much easier to escape.
ReplyDeleteWhile DePaul is a historically Catholic intuition, it has also been criticized by the Catholic Church for being liberal, in particular for the creation of the LGBTQA+ studies program. I often times forget that DePaul is a Catholic because it is not a part of the reason I came to DePaul nor do I interact often with people who are heavily involved with Catholic organizations on campus. I was surprised to find that many people come to DePaul for religious reasons. Also I have interacted more with people of of more marginalized religions than I have with Catholic people during my time at DePaul. So while DePaul has expanded my view and understanding of religions that aren’t Southern Baptist or my current non-religious affiliation, my understanding of Catholicism hasn't grown much.
I'd definitely agree with you, Breya. My knowledge of Catholicism hasn't grown at all since I've been here, and I've certainly interacted with people o much more marginalized religions which has created great dialogue and learning. I didn't come to DePaul because of it being Catholic, I came because of it's reputation, and I'm glad that Catholicism is heavily injected into our learning.
DeleteI was raised in a Jewish family and was bat mitzvah’d at the age of twelve, but as I’ve grown my religion has become less significant in my life. Prior to college, I had always been surrounded by a pretty solid mix of religions. There was a large Jewish population at my high school so I never felt isolated in that regard. Attending a Catholic university is interesting in a sense because I don’t know much about Catholicism but I have noticed how other’s religious beliefs play into their political stances. I’ve found that religion isn’t typically deliberated on campus, despite being a Catholic university. It wasn’t until ash Wednesday when everyone was walking around with ash on their forehead that it hit me how religious the student body is. I would never guess that this is the largest Catholic university in the country because students aren’t required to take classes on religion like other catholic schools, and it is rarely brought up in the curriculum. I have no doubt that religion is an important aspect of many students identities that attend this school, but it’s definitely not as accentuated as I would have expected.
ReplyDeleteI grew up relatively neutral in terms of how I experienced religion. I did not attend church and only when to public school, however my town was a fairly religious place which became integrated into our education. Once i got to high school I realized that that is not how a public education should be, and thus took Religion and Politics in America as one of my first college classes. I was very intrigued about how they play into each other and what people have been able to get away with based on how every Supreme Court has defined religion. As a non religious person I found it interesting that I was off to the largest catholic institution, but I have quickly realized it is not so much Catholic as it is Vincentian. St Vincent Depaul was an interesting character that provided a more liberal section of the catholic church than many others. The Vincentian mission is not a matter of religion as it is so much helping those in need, which has shaped the outlook of the University much more than the idea of being Catholic. I believe this is what makes us the largest Catholic institution, is that we are not religious despite that we are Catholic.
ReplyDeleteReligion has certainly affected my beliefs and political views, as much as it does for everyone else. I was raised Christian, but became irreligious about 7 years ago. Due to that, my political beliefs have been affected, such as my view on abortion, which I regard myself as Pro-Choice, whereas many Christians are staunchly against abortion due to their religious beliefs. The same can be said about my beliefs about evolution, gay marriage and LGBTQ rights (all of which are “pro-”), and the opposite is generally likely from someone who is firm in Christian (mainly conservative) beliefs. In terms of education, schooling hasn’t greatly affected my views about religion or politics too much, as I’m not religious, but hearing the arguments in favor of issues such as abortion, does seem to reinforce my beliefs since DePaul is a heavily left-leaning school. And of course, with the amount of religious tension in the world, religion certainly comes up in class (mainly Islam) and has affected my beliefs as well and made me more understanding of things I didn’t know before. As for religion on campus, although this is a Catholic institution, I only really notice it when I pass by things like statues on campus, otherwise DePaul seems like a very diverse place in terms of religion. I often see student groups show religious activism by staging things such as walk-outs or marches, such as for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, along with many religious pamphlets hung throughout school. Granted, I’m not very active with school activities or groups outside of class, so I may not be seeing it to the full extent.
ReplyDeleteI don’t know if my family was super religious, we don’t read the bible (not that anything is wrong with that), but my family does go to church most Sundays, and so when I am home I tend to go as well. I am actually having a bit of an odd relationship with religion at the moment, as for years I described myself as an agnostic, but have recently gone to church more. Primarily due to its comforting nature. I went to a catholic school until junior high school, which was public, as with my high school. My high school was very religiously diverse, so as it should be had little if any impact on our schooling. I was a bit shocked how nonreligious DePaul was in comparison to other catholic schools such as Marquette.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in a catholic family, went through communion and conformation and all that, yet I have become somewhat unreligious, I attend church only with family, yet I do not practice myself. In modern day, I don't think religion and my political views coincide at all, for myself. Although,I have several family members that are heavily religious and they coincide with being conservative with their views. I feel in modern day's broad perspectives of religion and politics are becoming less and less relevant. As well as Catholic schools, Coming to America's biggest catholic school, is not much different than going another inner-city college. With America and its past measures is becoming more and more individual when it comes to religion in our everyday views.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been in Catholic school for pretty much my whole life, but I would say that it has surprisingly not had a heavy hand in shaping my politics. While in school I viewed learning about Catholicism (for 12 years in a row) was just a boring class that came with going to school. It wasn’t until my senior year of high school and at DePaul that I took (required) religion classes that touched on different faiths. I wasn’t sure what to expect coming to DePaul in terms of its religion affiliation, because from my experience Catholic school was prayers before class, uniforms, religion classes, and mass. I knew that DePaul would be different from that, but I was surprised to find that there was a low level of religious involvement on campus. Not surprised in a bad way, it was actually a refreshing thing for me to have the option to interact with my faith on campus but not have it exist in a mandatory form. In terms of politics, I wasn’t surprised to find that the school’s politics and interaction with the community is founded in “Vincentian values,” but I was somewhat surprised with the representation of some organizations on campus such as representation for LGBTQ+ students which was absent in my prior education.
ReplyDeleteReligion likely has played a role in how I view society. I was raised in a Catholic household and while I don't actively go to mass, I find myself still emanating some of the values that were taught to me at a young age. DePaul, while being a Catholic school, doesn't feel like any of the other Catholic schools that I'm familiar with. In fact, most of what I've heard in classes at DePaul about the Catholic Church have been relatively critical. Ash Wednesday was really the only indication I saw of a Catholic presence within the student body, whereas at my previous university it wasn't uncommon for me to see Catholic student organizations active on campus. That said I've always tried to learn as much as I can about other faiths. Some of my closest friends at my previous school were heavily involved in Jewish organizations, and I accompanied another friend of mine to a Buddhist temple in Woodstock, IL so we could gain a better understanding of their religion. One thing I've noticed about religion in our generation is that some tend to shift away from religion in adolescence, but sometimes they find religion again after they're on their own for a while either while in or just out of college. In any case, I've found Jed Bartlett in the "West Wing" to have similar views to a lot of people in our generation when it comes to religion, and that is "It's my religion, it works for me." Young Americans seem to take this to heart, in that they might have their religion, but they aren't going out of their way to make it known or to impose it on others.
ReplyDeleteI agree that compared to depaul other catholic schools act very differently with faith. I think that the size of our school makes it near impossible for Catholicism to thrive, especially since the school wants as much enrollment as possible. I am a Catholic as well and unless I make the effort to find religion at Depaul it usually does not find me. There are plenty of religious organizations around campus but I think they require a lot more effort to join and be a part of than in other schools. I think other Catholic and religious schools are more in your face about their religion and their expectations. I find it very interesting that it does not even matter if our president is a Catholic priest. The president needs to follow vincentian values but does not need to adhere completely to the Catholic faith. I have noticed that if people are dedicated to their faith they easily find groups that agree with that. If you are not religious it is harder to see religion in school, especially at one like Depaul.
DeleteI also agree that DePaul handles being Catholic differently when compared to other Catholic Universities. Saint Xavier University on the south side focuses on religion more so than DePaul does. I think that's due to the fact that DePaul is a Vincentian school and most other religious Universities are not.
DeleteReligion does not affect my views on society. There are a variety of different religions in America. Being that America is the most religiously diverse country in the world people should be more open-minded to the fact that religion will serve as a guide to some people. Religion is fundamentally a peaceful aspect of people’s lives, so it should not be a place where conflict comes from. Like one of my classmates said, rely on my moral compass. I am Greek Orthodox Christian, and I admit that it has given me a set of beliefs that my moral compass originally came from.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed my freshman orientation at DePaul mainly because I realized how accepting this Catholic institution was to other religions. In the student center during the tour that me and other freshman went on, there was a room dedicated to Muslim prayer with carpets laid out. That surprised me, but made me proud as well. I appreciate that there are a lot of different religious courses here at DePaul too. It allows students from a different religion to learn about someone else's.
Religion does not affect my views on society, but maybe that has to do with the fact that I identify as being an atheist. Religion does give some people the ability to feel like they belong to something bigger than themselves. It also gives people morals, but the ten commandments are typically taught to children through educational programs (Books on sharing, shows about treating people with respect, etc). I grew up very Irish and my parents did send me to CCD since they were Catholic. However, my parents are so liberal and are hippies. Basically, we only go to mass on Christmas Eve since my mom and I like singing the songs.
ReplyDeleteI think the largest point to remember with DePaul is that it is a Vincentian school first and a Catholic institution second. The Vincentian mission takes over the 'religious' aspect of DePaul, more so than the Catholic identity does in my experience. During Chicago Quarter, we teach about the Vincentians and Saint Vincent DePaul, not the Catholic church. I do feel that religion is not a large focus at DePaul. I would say that spirituality is focused on more so, and exploring other faiths.
I have attended Catholic school since first grade. Religion certainly informed my beliefs while growing up. I think when discussing religion and politics people automatically think of religion through the lens of the abortion debate and while that is not without reason, I think Catholicism specifically has more to say about social justice in general. The first time I heard the term "social justice" was in my religion class. My religious teaching focused largely on how best to serve the underprivileged in society and how to be good stewards for God's creation--there actually was a heavy environmental element to it. Nowadays I am no longer religious and my views are based more on pragmatism than morality. However I think the two are not mutually exclusive and religion can help build a solid framework through which one can make moral arguments.
ReplyDeleteI think DePaul has echoed my previous experience in that the focus seems to be on service and the sort of Vincentian values that implore the student body to think about "what must be done." However I do not see religion bleeding into many other aspects of life on campus aside from the first year classes that serve as a sort of orientation into the Vincentian mindset.
I grew up in a Catholic family and also went through Catholic schooling for pretty much my entire life. My family was never strict about religion but I ended up learning a lot about it because of all the classes I had to take since kindergarten. I wouldn’t say being Catholic has had much influence on my political views. I’d say the environment outside of school had much more of impact as far as that goes. Although DePaul is a Catholic school, it doesn’t even compare to my high school. The level of strictness and overall focus on religion was much greater in high school. Quite honestly I think some of the more strict Catholics out there would unpleasantly surprised by the lack Catholicism at DePaul. With that being said, I have enjoyed the more laid back approach DePaul has towards religion.
ReplyDeleteFor quite some time, I have been taught to construct a strong religious identity - in a wide array of avenues comprising my everyday life. My mother and father felt it was curial to instill a Catholic ideology upon my brother and I from a young age. I have attended private Catholic schooling during my entire educational career, and intend on continuing that privilege to my children.
ReplyDeleteAfter sort of analyzing the impact this has had on me, I have found that because I regard being a practicing Catholic as such an imperative identity trait, I am better able to grasp and comprehend other religious frameworks. Each person is subject to his or her own diverse religious practices, and as a result of my exposure to Catholicism I am conscious of that.
Upon examining the religious factor at DePaul U, historically recognized as the largest Catholic university in the nation, it is vital to note that DePaul’s liberal tenancies have fueled criticism from many. While I do attend Mass each Sunday, I do not regularly associate with any other extracurricular religious organizations, or engage in events.
I grew up in a the Protestant faith, specifically the Presbyterian branch of Protestantism. When I transferred to DePaul, I had this conception that I would be require to attend classes on catholicism in order to pass my religious studies credits but I was pleasantly surprised by the openness DePaul has in letting students chose whatever religion the school offers. Being told that DePaul was the largest Catholic University in the country, it just brought some negative connotations to myself that we are expected to follow some Catholic beliefs or had this intense push of Catholicism. However, I am so happy that DePaul is not like that and I am certain that it will continue to be open-minded. I do appreciate our Vincentian values and that they are incorporated in the school nicely, that it feels more of an lesson on how we should live life rather than what Catholicism or the Bible states.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of my political views, religion has close to no affect on it. I actually try to step away from religious beliefs when discussing politics because I have experienced it just being a step back in progress for our political culture. The only times I experienced religion in political talks was the same-sex marriage passage and no longer required to pray in class. Since I had negative experiences of people wanting a closer connection of Church and State, I always pushed my views far away from it as I became more inclined to support complete separation of Church and State.
Before coming to DePaul, I imagined the school’s religious life having a much larger presence, especially since it proudly proclaims itself as the “largest Catholic university in the country.” I did not grow up Catholic or particularly religious at all, so I certainly had some concerns about acclimating to a “religious school.” Whatever trepidation I had was eased when I started classes. What surprised me about DePaul was not only its liberal leanings, but its dedication to inclusivity of non-Catholic students. As some other people have pointed out, I think I’ve interacted with more religious students who aren’t Catholic than actual Catholic students. I’m glad I get to hear about different people’s religious backgrounds that are not necessarily based in Christianity, like I often heard growing up. DePaul also offers a fairly wide range of religion classes that intersect with politics, history and philosophy. I’ve been able to take several classes on Judaism, which I was happily surprised to find DePaul offered (one of which was taught by a rabbi).
ReplyDeleteReligion plays a big part in my life, but it’s a part of my life that many people don’t get to see about me because to me it’s more sacred and something that’s for me rather than something that I wish to share with the rest of the world. Growing up my parents always taught my brother and me to not tell other people of our religion. They didn’t want our religion to shape the way others saw us. It is partially because our religious blend raises a lot of questions (I’m a Muslim Jew, yes I know, what?! how?!) But because of my upbringing of keeping my religion to myself and to the people in my inner circle, religion never had much of an influence on my life and it sure didn’t effect my decision to apply to DePaul. I honestly applied to DePaul because growing up my mom and I would pass the Fullerton stop on my way to acupuncture in Chinatown and I always told myself that I would go to that school. I knew that it was Catholic school but that didn’t matter to me. And to this day it still doesn’t matter, but that’s because DePaul is so dang inclusive!! I have never felt excluded by any aspect of DePaul! I feel like DePaul doesn’t really focus on their religious morals as much as they focus on their Vincentian morals, which bleeds into our liberal political stance.
ReplyDeleteIn my years of schooling I have seen numerous different faiths, as well as varying degrees of practice of such religions among my peers. DePaul seems to have a healthy religious life, with different groups for those of major faiths to come together and worship. I think it is notable that our school has such a presence of religion but is so liberal. Apthough not entirely unbelievable, this goes against many of the stereotypes associated with those who are more religious.
ReplyDeleteAnd while DePaul is religious to this degree, there are no preachy appeals to faith. The school is more focused on fostering responsibility and morality within its students outside of faith, which I think is admirable.
DeleteI went to Catholic school from K-8, and I would say that it significantly affected my beliefs and outlook on the world.It shaped my views of homosexuality, contraception, abortion and even immigration. I left high school as a conservative but ended freshman year of college as a moderate. Now at the end of my college career, I find myself deep in the progressive camp.
ReplyDeleteDePaul has played a significant role in this change.Even though DePaul is a Catholic school, it rarely seems like one. Depaul has no mandatory services or chapel time. Taking two religion based classes is the only hint of religion at DePaul. While most Catholic universities have conservative leaning, DePaul leans heavily liberal. Other factors affect its political leaning: diverse student body; location in a major city; being a university. Although there are other factors, the fact remains that DePaul, the largest Catholic University in the United States, rarely seems Catholic.
Although DePaul is the largest Catholic university in the US, it does not seem that way at all. Religion is not pushed heavily, and the university is probably more tolerant than most schools. I think we are seeing the same trend in the US where although the US is predominantly christian, it is becoming less and less influential as time goes on. I don't think this is a good or bad thing, as much as it is just a trend that reflects our changing country.
ReplyDeleteI was raised very Catholic but as the years go by I find myself being less influenced by my own religion. Though I practiced religion growing up, I went to public school as opposed to catholic, so I felt that my learning wasn’t as directly related to faith. Listening to my friends who went to religious private schools, faith was always incorporated into their days. Though DePaul is a private Catholic University, I don’t really venture out much into the religious aspects of campus life. Though I am aware of some of the religious resources offered all around campus, I haven’t found myself using them – at least yet. I do think that there are a lack of more apparent resources to other religions than Catholicism. Though I know that there are resources for other religions on campus, I don’t think that they are necessarily publicized or brought up as much.
ReplyDeleteI was raised in a very nonreligious household. While my grandparents were somewhat religious my parents did not seem to keep their faith through adulthood. Although I did not grow up with religion I did see it around me often living behind a catholic K-8 private school I befriended many people who went there and saw many little differences in coursework and other areas. I do believe there religious teachings have a great impact on people’s ideologies as they become adults. I found that the Religious Landscape Survey can be used as tool to see these ideologies. You can see what ideas are important to people possibly because of their religion and that I believe correlates to voting patterns. For example morons have very conservative ideologies and therefor more often vote republican. Religious groups I believe can be good sources of base voters ones that hardly ever switch parties. On to DePaul before I transferred I was expecting way more of a religious vibe on campus but I hardly see that today. I can attribute that either to St Vincent DePaul’s mission which was not overly religious, it seemed like he was more focused on lifting up the needy rather than spreading the word of god. Also I think that people are changing much like my parents didn’t adopt the religion of my grandparents kids today may be stepping away from religion more often.
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