"Vermont: Green Mountain Conversion"

The Huffington Post

Rev. Thomas Worcester, S.J., professor of history, at the College of the Holy Cross wrote an op-ed for The Huffington Post on the state of Vermont’s political transition from the majority of its citizens being strictly Republican with individualistic mindsets to a democratic view that aims for the common good.

Despite the decline in church attendance in Vermont, Worcester, a native of the state, writes that he witnessed not only a political conversion, but also a religious one over time. He writes, “I believe that a kind of conversion, political as well as moral and religious, has occurred. This may seem a surprising claim for a region that has seen church attendance decline in recent decades, among Protestants and Catholics. Vermont seems to be catching up with European countries such as France or Germany where formal church membership and attendance have been dropping precipitously for a long time.”

This "Holy Cross in the News" item is by Sara Bovat '14.