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Politicians frequently discuss their religion when campaigning, and many [[Church body|churches]] and religious figures are highly politically active. As important as religion is in politics, [[Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson]], the third president of the United States, had to fight his way into office due to his controversial thoughts about religion. His writing was often seen as anti-Christian. It is argued that Jefferson’s win can be linked to him changing the election’s narrative from one about his own religious beliefs, to one about his tolerance of religious freedom (Lambert).<ref>Lambert, F. (1997). `God-and a religious president... [or] Jefferson and no God': for a voter-imposed. Journal of Church & State, 39(4), 769. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.</ref>
However, to keep their status as tax-exempt organizations they must not officially endorse a candidate. There are [[Christianity|Christians]] in both the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], but [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Christians]] tend to support the Republican Party whereas more [[liberal Christians
Every [[President of the United States|President]] and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]],{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} was raised in a family with affiliations with Christian religions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://atheism.about.com/od/barackobamareligionfaith/a/ObamaReligion.htm |title=Barack Obama's Religious Beliefs & Background |access-date=2009-11-26}}
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