Three-day weddings and Tuesday midterms: How to sacralize the secular

The 2026 midterm elections are underway after record early voting, including a historic mail-in ballot from Pope Leo XIV. Even the reason Americans vote on Tuesdays reflects a time when religious practice was woven more naturally into public life. Today, faith and secular life are often treated as separate spheres, including in politics. But as Americans’ trust in one another declines, Christians have an opportunity to approach political disagreement differently—allowing God’s love to shape not only how we vote but how we speak about and treat those who vote differently.

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