U.S.'s Fastest-Growing Religious Group is Apolitical

The New York Times reports that the United States' fastest-growing religious group, Pentecostals, is apolitical. Could the religious right's political involvement lessen if significant numbers adopt join Pentecostal churches?

There's also something to be learned about deliberative democracy from Pentecostals' practice of testimony-giving, by which people of widely varying educational attainment give rich descriptions of their lives. See Lynn Sanders' Against Deliberation (JSTOR) for an argument that rational discourse is an unrealistic expectation of some, and that testimony-giving should be accepted as legitimating dialogue. If memory serves, Iris Marion Young makes a similar argument.
A Sliver of a Storefront, a Faith on the Rise - New York Times

The prevailing image of evangelical Christians in America is one of militant churches and politically ambitious leaders, like the Rev. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, who have built a national base of like-minded Christians determined to shape public policy, especially on sexual issues.But while Pentecostals strongly oppose abortion and gay marriage, they have a long history of shunning political involvement. Though some notable Pentecostals have run for office — John Ashcroft on the right and the Rev. Al Sharpton on the left — most politicians are seen as agents of the secular world.

“I think Pentecostals realize ultimately their trust is in God and not in politics,� said Loida Martell-Otero, a theology professor at Palmer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. “The people in power have traditionally rendered them powerless.�