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Voters wait in a queue to cast their ballots in the presidential election at a polling station in Christmas, Florida (GREGG NEWTON/AFP via Getty Images)

Media hypes religious voters but study shows atheists, agnostics more active than white evangelicals

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A 7-foot tall statue (with a 17-foot tall cross) of evangelist Billy Graham graces the front entrance to the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

From abortion and porn to women and race: How Southern Baptist Convention resolutions have evolved

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US President Donald Trump is seen with Pastor Paula White at an event honoring Evangelical leadership in the State Dining Room of the White House on August 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump held steady among believers at the ballot — it was the nonreligious vote he lost in 2020

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