Editing Adlai Stevenson II (section)

===Religion===
Stevenson belonged to the [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]] faith, and was a longtime member of Bloomington's Unitarian church.<ref>(Baker, p. 357)</ref> However, he also occasionally attended Presbyterian services in Libertyville, where a Unitarian church was not present, and as governor he became close friends with the Rev. Richard Graebel, the pastor of Springfield's First Presbyterian church.<ref name="Baker, p. 358">(Baker, p. 358)</ref> Graebel "acknowledged that Stevenson's Unitarian rearing had imbued him with the means of translating religious and ethical values into civic issues".<ref name="Baker, p. 358"/> According to one historian, "religion never disappeared entirely from his public messages – it was indeed part of his appeal".<ref name="Baker, p. 358"/>