Conservative religious factions have been working to influence upcoming elections in order to unseat currently democratically elected leader. This religious block hopes to elect a candidate that shares their political views in order to exert more religious influence on the population.
This group desires to have religious doctrine integrated into the administration of government policy, and take a greater role in governing through institutions that reflect their religious ideology.
This group reports to have concerns about the secular influence on society, and express concern about a deteroration of religious fundamentals that they feel are the foundation of the country.
Political officials and candidates are being closely scrutinized to determine if their religious views are shared by this group. If there is a concern about religious purity, the officials or candidates are criticized for being a threat to foundational principles. This criticism is seldom related to specific polices or practices of these individuals. Many fear that gains in civil liberties that have been achieved may be undermined if religious faction takes control of government, and uses its religious ideology to direct public policy.
This country is the USA
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