Polls find that most Americans want a president with strong religious beliefs. But to what degree does religion play a role in how voters vote, the key issues and talking points in a presidential election and who wins the title of the next president of the United States? In what’s being called “one of the most polarizing election years,” we’re examining how religion could influence the 2016 presidential election.
Guests joining this Need to Know interview segment Rabbi Peter Stein (Senior Rabbi, Temple B’rith Kodesh), the Reverend Imani Olear (Senior Pastor, Reformation Lutheran Church), Sareer Fazili (President of the Islamic Center of Rochester), and Father Brian Cool (Director of the Catholic Newman Community at the University of Rochester and Chair of the Diocese of Rochester’s Public Policy Committee).