Religion shapes collegians' politics

From a Washington Post article of the same name reprinted in the Detroit news:

A new poll by scholars at Harvard University found that religion and morality are playing important roles in shaping the politics of college students of all political leanings. More than half the students interviewed at schools around the country said they are worried about the moral direction of the country. But the poll, conducted by the Institute of Politics at Harvard, also noted that students were sharply divided along party lines over whether religion ought to play a strong role in politics and government. Fifty-six percent of Republicans thought it should, but only about 20 percent of Democrats agreed. The poll found that college students did not fall neatly along liberal and conservative lines. While the largest group of students was still traditional liberals (44 percent), the numbers of religious centrists (25 percent) and traditional conservatives (16 percent) have grown in the past year. The number of secular centrists (15 percent) has declined.