Overall, the Democratic Party is less religious than the Republican Party. Democrats are more likely to push for a more defined separation of Church and State than Republicans are. Democratic views on religion stand strictly against the profiling of any individual for their religious beliefs. All religions should be safe from unfounded accusations. They also stand strictly against imposing any religious beliefs or practices on those who don’t necessarily support them. Over time, this belief has evolved into a phenomena referred to as the “God Gap,” where people who are not religious tend to be Democrats whereas people who are religious tend to be Republican. Democrats believe that the only faith-based organizations that should receive federal funding are those that are successful in serving federal funding goals, such as treating addiction or helping the homeless. Many Democratic initiatives to limit federal involvement in religious issues have been deemed a “war on religion” by Republican adversaries.
