Role of Religion In Connecticut Senate Race

Today's Hartford (CN) Courant discusses the role of religion in the high profile Senate race between Democratic nominee Ned Lamont and current Senator Joseph Lieberman who is running as an Independent after losing in the Democratic primary. A column by Mark Silk, director of the Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, reports that in the primary, Lieberman carried the Catholic and Jewish vote. However Lamont carried the Protestant vote and won by a 3-1 margin among those who have no religious affiliation and by a 2-1 margin among adherents of non-Judeo-Christian faiths. Lieberman, who is Jewish, received 61% of the Jewish vote in the primary. Many Jews, however, are strong supporters of church-state separation and object to Lieberman's strong emphasis on religion in his campaign.