In the final push to next week’s Iowa caucuses, presidential hopefuls have been reaching out to the religious community, and the religious community has been reaching out to them. Muslim and interfaith leaders sent an open letter to Iowa voters urging support for what they called a united vision of America that rejects divisive and fearful rhetoric. And several evangelical leaders sent a letter to the candidates encouraging a compassionate response to immigrants and refugees. Meanwhile, a new Pew survey  found that a majority of Americans—51 percent—say they’d be less likely to vote for an atheist presidential candidate. In 2007, 61 percent said they’d be less likely to vote for an atheist.