A number of issues animate voters this election cycle — immigration, abortion, free speech, and our country’s involvement in foreign affairs. Another central question for many voters concerns the future of Christians in this country. 

Conservative Christians tend to argue that they face unprecedented persecution for the expression of their faith. More progressive persons, whether secular or religious, tend to worry that religious protections have gone too far, claiming they contribute to a growing “Christian nationalism” that seeks to discriminate against others and instill a more theocratic system of laws on the public.