Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study

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Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study

The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University study found that approximately 104 million people under the "people of faith" umbrella are not expected to vote this election, including 41 million Christians and 32 million of whom regularly go to church.
By Misty Severi

Published: October 7, 2024 4:46pm

 
Millions of Christians in the United States indicated in a study released on Monday that they are not likely to vote in the upcoming election this November, signaling a potential problem for the Republican Party.

Just over half of interviewees (51%) in a Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University study, who identified as "people of faith," responded that they are likely to vote in the presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The "people of faith" label is given to those who identify with a recognized religion, such as Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism or Islam.

The study found that approximately 104 million people under the "people of faith" umbrella are not expected to vote this election, including 41 million born-again Christians and 32 million who regularly go to church.

"I see two huge take-aways from this blockbuster report," Len Munsil, President of Arizona Christian University and a former Republican nominee for Arizona governor, said in a news release shared with Just The News. "First, that Christians could be the deciding factor in a bunch of federal and state races – and are choosing not to be. And second, that they are longing for their local church to instruct them on how to think biblically about policy and politics.

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[mountaineer]

Morons. There's no excuse for not voting, irrespective of your religious beliefs.

[jmyrlefuller]

Morons. There's no excuse for not voting, irrespective of your religious beliefs.

As someone who is likely not voting due to a total lack of worthy candidates to vote for at any level, I don't take kindly to being called a moron.

The real morons are the ones who forced these bad candidates upon us, and I will never forgive them for that—not because I hold a grudge but because I'm convinced they will never apologize.

[Kamaji]

As someone who is likely not voting due to a total lack of worthy candidates to vote for at any level, I don't take kindly to being called a moron.

The real morons are the ones who forced these bad candidates upon us, and I will never forgive them for that—not because I hold a grudge but because I'm convinced they will never apologize.

So you simply end up ratifying whichever bad candidate those who do vote end up choosing.  Way to go.

[jmyrlefuller]

So you simply end up ratifying whichever bad candidate those who do vote end up choosing.  Way to go.

How do I ratify anything by expressly refusing to ratify this wrong?

It's the first time I've ever felt so sickened that I don't want to put my name on this trainwreck. It's a shame. A pox.

It seems the only way to not endorse this perverse system is to revoke my citizenship (and I don't feel like settling in Antarctica or the Atlantic Ocean, thank you very much) or... well... let's just say I have considered the other options and y'all don't want those, trust me.

I DO NOT CONSENT.

[Free Vulcan]

I cal bs on the 104M number. That's nearly half the voting population.

[Kamaji]

How do I ratify anything by expressly refusing to ratify this wrong?

It's the first time I've ever felt so sickened that I don't want to put my name on this trainwreck. It's a shame. A pox.

It seems the only way to not endorse this perverse system is to revoke my citizenship (and I don't feel like settling in Antarctica or the Atlantic Ocean, thank you very much) or... well... let's just say I have considered the other options and y'all don't want those, trust me.

I DO NOT CONSENT.

There is no "I DO NOT CONSENT" option on the ballot.  If you are eligible to vote and you do not, then you are expressly agreeing to abide by whatever decision your fellow voters who do vote make.  That is the essence of ratification.

You don't get to not choose a bad candidate; you either get to participate in the process - cast a write-in ballot for yourself if you wish - or else you get to ride along with whatever everyone else chooses.

If you really want to "I DO NOT CONSENT" then get the hell out of the country you've chosen to alienate yourself from.  Otherwise, stop being a hypocrite.

[DefiantMassRINO]

... Catholics can go to Confession after voting to perform Penance for their electoral sins.

[jmyrlefuller]

If you really want to "I DO NOT CONSENT" then get the hell out of the country you've chosen to alienate yourself from.  Otherwise, stop being a hypocrite.

Make me.

We have a right not to be coerced into supporting politicians we don't support.

By the way, if I do "get the Hell out of" this God-forsaken corrupt country, it'll be in a casket, because I have nowhere to go. Again, y'all don't want that. I don't want that, some days notwithstanding. It's a permanent solution to something that's supposed to be a temporary problem.

[Kamaji]

Make me.

We have a right not to be coerced into supporting politicians we don't support.

By the way, if I do "get the Hell out of" this God-forsaken corrupt country, it'll be in a casket, because I have nowhere to go. Again, y'all don't want that. I don't want that, some days notwithstanding. It's a permanent solution to something that's supposed to be a temporary problem.

Then write in the candidate of your preference.

The only way you get to say "not my candidate" is if you participated in the process and actually proposed a candidate.  Otherwise, if you choose to sit on your hands, you are expressly saying that you're fine with whomever the actual voters end up choosing.

[mountaineer]

There are a few candidates at the county level for whom I gladly and enthusiastically will cast a vote. Other races are not so appealing and it will be hard to pick a candidate,  even holding my nose. But my community,  state and country mean too much to me to skip voting altogether.

[Kamaji]

There are a few candidates at the county level for whom I gladly and enthusiastically will cast a vote. Other races are not so appealing and it will be hard to pick a candidate,  even holding my nose. But my community,  state and country mean too much to me to skip voting altogether.

[Smokin Joe]

I cal bs on the 104M number. That's nearly half the voting population.

Just another excuse to throw out Trump votes.

[bilo]

Morons. There's no excuse for not voting, irrespective of your religious beliefs.

Well said!

If you're over 40 and you support the Rats you have to be moronic. If you're not voting when it's clear the only way to stop the steal is to have totals too big to rig you are indirectly helping those that seek the destruction of the Republic so they can replace it with their vision of a utopian socialist state.

[banddag]

Through FB, actual conversations etc,  7 people I know who where Trump conservatives say they are voting for Harris.  Tired of the outright lies from Trump-pushing out the lie at his rallys  the people are only getting $750 hurricane assistance for instance

People are realizing Trump has zero empathy and only looks out for himself.

I bet Haley, DeSantis, Rubio secretly will be voting for Harris.  No one takes a bully beating like they did and vote for him. They only stick up for him in public so  not to get the cult against  them.

[Right_in_Virginia]

The "Christian Right" voting bloc nevér even hits 20%

[Right_in_Virginia]

By the way, if I do "get the Hell out of" this God-forsaken corrupt country, it'll be in a casket, because I have nowhere to go. Again, y'all don't want that. I don't want that, some days notwithstanding. It's a permanent solution to something that's supposed to be a temporary problem.

Pro tip:  It's okay to keep some thoughts private.

[catfish1957]

As someone who is likely not voting due to a total lack of worthy candidates to vote for at any level, I don't take kindly to being called a moron.

The real morons are the ones who forced these bad candidates upon us, and I will never forgive them for that—not because I hold a grudge but because I'm convinced they will never apologize.

I sure don't consider you a moron, but the decison this time, doesn't get much more binary than this. 

Based on Border- Which will allow an infinite more flood of immigrants
Further entrenchment of the Environmenal Green Scam- 
Hilary as an elder statesmem (cough cough) has stated that free speech needs to be curtailed. 
And at least 10 other sticky issues that there is a clear and obvious "lesser of evils"

I don't care for Trump, but I consider myself enough of patriot to make sure we at least do our part to slow down the damage.  And IMO that means keeping that bitch away from the White House. 

[mountaineer]

I have a lot of respect for The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University and the various surveys they do. It should be noted that the survey here includes a hugely broad category of "people of faith," which means "those who identify with a recognized religion, such as Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism or Islam." That's not Christians. Only some are Christians.

As Natasha Crain observed in her book, "Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular Culture"*:

Those with a biblical worldview are not only a minority in America, but a small minority. ... Yes, seven of ten people may say they're a Christian, but that in no way reflects the relative rarity of the biblical worldview in America today."

*2022, Harvest House Publishers.

[jmyrlefuller]

Well said!

If you're over 40 and you support the Rats you have to be moronic. If you're not voting when it's clear the only way to stop the steal is to have totals too big to rig you are indirectly helping those that seek the destruction of the Republic so they can replace it with their vision of a utopian socialist state.

ha. You do realize there is no number too big to rig. There is no way to stop the steal. It's over. They have your children. The socialist state is already in progress and the current dais of candidates, from Lockdown Don to  Kamala the Abortion Queen, won't stop it.

Lockdown Don is a patsy. His lone role is to keep sucking the air out of the GOP so the Dems have no organized opposition.

[goatprairie]

As someone who is likely not voting due to a total lack of worthy candidates to vote for at any level, I don't take kindly to being called a moron.

The real morons are the ones who forced these bad candidates upon us, and I will never forgive them for that—not because I hold a grudge but because I'm convinced they will never apologize.

I will vote, but it will be a write-in.

[goatprairie]

I sure don't consider you a moron, but the decison this time, doesn't get much more binary than this. 

Based on Border- Which will allow an infinite more flood of immigrants
Further entrenchment of the Environmenal Green Scam- 
Hilary as an elder statesmem (cough cough) has stated that free speech needs to be curtailed. 
And at least 10 other sticky issues that there is a clear and obvious "lesser of evils"

I don't care for Trump, but I consider myself enough of patriot to make sure we at least do our part to slow down the damage.  And IMO that means keeping that bitch away from the White House.

"keeping that bitch away from the White House."

I can agree with that sentiment. But I'd also like to keep the orange son of a b..... out of the WH.

[GrouchoTex]

How do they figure the Christian vote will be down this year?
I just don't see it.

[the OlLine Rebel]

"keeping that bitch away from the White House."

I can agree with that sentiment. But I'd also like to keep the orange son of a b..... out of the WH.

I'd like all that too.  But, I have no choice but these 2.  So, it's orange.

[the OlLine Rebel]

I will vote, but it will be a write-in.

If I was to do that, it would be write in RON DESANTIS.