Do religion and politics mix?

Will your faith (or lack thereof) help determine who you vote for in this presidential election or in other elections? Share your thoughts with us.

“Faith and the 2016 Campaign,” a January report by the Pew Research Center, found that most Americans say it is important that the president have religious beliefs.

At the same time, the poll found that among all the candidates still in the race at that time, Americans found Donald Trump to be the least religious by a large margin.

The poll also found that two-thirds of Republicans said it is important that a president share his or her religious beliefs, and half of evangelicals said they think Ben Carson (who was still in the running at the time), Trump or Cruz would make good presidents.

In previous presidential elections, many religious groups have focused on presidential candidates’ faith. Some groups also examined how closely the candidates’ platforms mirrored their own faith values.

We want to hear what you have to say about this intersection of faith and politics.

Will your faith (or lack thereof) help determine who you vote for in this presidential election or in other elections this year? How will a presidential candidate’s faith ultimately affect your vote? Or maybe faith has nothing to do with your decisions in the voting booth.

Share your thoughts with us by sending your name, hometown, faith affiliation and daytime phone number to chinton@oklahoman.com or Carla Hinton, c/o The Oklahoman, P.O. Box 25125, Oklahoma City, OK 73125. Your opinions and comments may be used for a future story.