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Faith In Politics At Young Democrats Of America Convention

Brandon Smith/IPB News

Young Democrats say faith in politics is a critical tool in the path forward for their party and the country. That's part of the discussion at the Young Democrats of America national convention in Indianapolis.

Jamal Abdulrasheed is a campaign organizer in Indianapolis. He says people should transition away from evoking faith to implement restrictive policies.
 

 
“And instead using it as a tool, using it as a tool to create more understanding,” Abdulrasheed says. 

Abdulrasheed says some of that involves pushing back within one’s own faith community. Tatjana Rebelle who works for a Quaker organization, says progress through faith also requires people to get outside their
bubbles.
 

“If you are only surrounding yourself with the same type of people and only hearing the message of the same type of people, you will get nowhere in life,” Rebelle says. 

Pete Buttigieg, who has used reclaiming faith in politics as a core message of his presidential campaign, is speaking at the convention.

Brandon Smith is excited to be working for public radio in Indiana. He has previously worked in public radio as a reporter and anchor in mid-Missouri for KBIA Radio out of Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, Illinois as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.
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