Professor mixes politics with religion

History professor Daniel Williams gave a lecture on the history of religion in American politics Thursday at the Newnan- Coweta Historical Society train depot.

by Sarah Fay Campbell
Saturday, October 18, 2014

Though “religious voters” are typically associated with the Republican party and conservative principles, that hasn’t always been the case.

In fact, the association of Christianity with Republicans is a fairly new phenomenon – one that primarily started with the presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan.

University of West Georgia History Professor Dr. Daniel Williams, a Coweta resident, spoke on "Christianity and Politics in Recent American History: The Religious Left and the Religious Right” Thursday at the historic train depot in downtown Newnan. The lecture was sponsored by the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society.

“A lot of people have the perception that religion and politics is divisive because, on one hand we have secular-minded people and on the other hand, people who want to put their religion into politics,” Williams said.

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