This week Dr. Larycia Hawkins and her employer, Wheaton College, announced that they would “part ways” after Hawkins wore a hijab in solidarity with Muslims who were facing backlash after the terrorist attacks in Paris, stating on her Facebook page, “We all worship the same God.”
But do we? And ultimately does that really matter?
According to a Pew Research Center survey about 50% of Americans say its important to have a president who shares their religious perspective. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield says that Americans know what the presidential hopefuls’ believe, in terms of doctrine or church affiliation, but “are willing to support a candidate who aren’t tied to a church or tradition” like theirs as long the candidate’s “sense of policy and purpose resonate with their, the voters, religious values.”
With 85% of the population believing in some form of higher power, is the reference to faith on the currency a “Fundamental violation of separation of church and state with the government imposing its religious views upon all people” or simply “No big deal”?
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