How Americans View Religious Freedom At the End of a Trying 2020

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🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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There’s no denying that 2020 has been a trying year.

Churches all over the nation closed their doors because of COVID-19. Rioters burned and looted businesses in cities from Portland, Oregon, to Kenosha, Wisconsin. And a contested election has left many Americans concerned for the country’s future.

Amid the trials and tribulations of this year, Becket Law’s annual Religious Freedom Index found that religious liberty is still an essential American value. Becket Law, a nonprofit, public interest legal institute, says its mission is "to defend the free exercise of all faiths, from Anglican to Zoroastrian."

In a survey of 1,000 Americans, 78% said they believe “religion is important to providing stability to society during times of social unrest,” Becket Law reports in its index.

Caleb Lyman, director of research and analytics at Becket Law, joins the show to explain Americans’ current view of religious freedom and whether the nation's perspective on faith has changed during 2020.

Lyman also discusses the survey’s surprising findings regarding how Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) views religion.

We also cover these stories:

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says he will recertify the state's election results.
Conservatives push back on former Vice President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Federal judges in both Michigan and Georgia dismiss election-related lawsuits from lawyer Sidney Powell.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, December 8th. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.6	And I'm Virginia Allen. How do Americans view religious freedom
0:15.0	and has 2020 impacted the value
0:17.9	people across the nation place on faith?
0:20.8	These are the questions Beckett Law answers in its 2020 Religious Freedom Index.
0:26.0	Caleb Leymen, director of research and analytics at Beckett Law, joins the show to discuss the study including some fascinating findings on how
0:35.3	Generation Z views religion. And if you're enjoying this podcast please be sure
0:40.9	to leave a review or a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and please encourage others to give us a listen and subscribe.
0:48.0	Now, on to our top news. Brad Raffinsberger, Georgia Secretary of State says that after counting presidential election ballots three times
1:04.7	Georgia's election results remain the same. During a press conference
1:09.2	Monday per 11 alive, Raffinsberger said he plans to certify the results of Georgia's election
1:15.2	again after the latest recount shows former Vice President Joe Biden to still be the
1:20.6	winner of the peach state.
1:21.8	Today the Secretary of State's office will be recertifying our State's election results.
1:28.0	Then the State Harbor under the United States Code to name electors is tomorrow and then they will meet on December 14th to officially
1:37.2	elect the next president.
1:39.9	On Monday there were two losses for Sidney Powell, General Michael Flynn's lawyer, and now a prominent voice arguing that the 2020 election results in certain states are flawed and should be overturned.
1:52.0	Federal judges in both Michigan and Georgia
1:55.0	dismissed lawsuits from Powell. In Michigan, Judge Linda V. Parker said of the
2:00.0	lawsuit that there was nothing but speculation and conjecture that
2:04.6	votes for President Trump were destroyed, discarded, or switched to votes for
2:09.2	Vice President Biden. Parker was appointed by President Obama. In Georgia, Judge Timothy C.
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