Brandon Norman, Mercer University – Georgia, $400
By Brandon Norman
If you watch or read the news or follow social media regarding politics, eventually you will see something mentioned about falling religious affiliations. Gallup has noted that the number of religiously unaffiliated has grown to 22 percent since the 1970s, while PRRI puts the number at 26 percent.
Recent surveys by the Pew Research Center show how partisan religion and its influence on society and politics has become, with stark differences between secular and religious as well as liberal and conservative. Each side points the finger at the other for the nation’s ills.
