Bolivia Finally Gives Evangelicals the Same Rights as Catholics
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“With new law, president Evo Morales comes through on his promise of greater religious freedom.” - Christianity Today
MSNBC Analyst Asks Christians: ‘If Jesus Is So Great, Why Aren’t You Nicer?’
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“The incident in Fort Dodge, Iowa, when two protesters shouted ‘Sodom and Gomorrah’ toward Buttigieg, who is openly gay and identifies as Christian, prompted a bit of a rebuke from MSNBC analyst Zerlina Maxwell” - Faithwire
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Buttigieg plays the religion card
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“Religious contention of this sort is not unheard of in the history of American presidential campaigns. What’s unprecedented is for candidates to engage in it.” - RNS
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Is Religious Decline Inevitable in the United States?
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“[S]ecularization theory … posits that as societies become more economically prosperous and obtain higher levels of education, the inevitable result is a movement away from organized religion and toward secularization.” - CToday
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Michele Bachmann Says We Will ‘Never See a More Godly, Biblical President’ Than Trump
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“Former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said recently the U.S. has never seen and will never again see a president “more godly” than the thrice-married reality TV star Donald Trump.” - FaithWire
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'No Religion' Receives Most Votes in America's Religious Identity Survey
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“The analysis of the General Social Survey from Ryan Burge, a political scientist at Eastern Illinois University and a Baptist pastor, found that 23.1 percent of Americans claim no religious affiliation.” - Christian Headlines
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9 Things You Should Know About Notre Dame Cathedral
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“During the anti-Christian fervor of the French Revolution, Notre Dame was turned into a Temple of Reason and rededicated to the atheistic Cult of Reason. Later, when the Committee of Public Safety, which controlled France, decreed worship of a Supreme Being, it was rededicated to the deistic Cult of the Supreme Being.” - TGC
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"The Equality Act, which has 237 Democratic co-sponsors in the U.S. House, would formally recognize gender identity ideology in law for the first time."
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“Every lawmaker will soon have to confront this bill and its biological denialism….We hope and believe that all Americans will show compassion and genuine love for the transgendered persons they know or meet. It is wrong to mock or belittle people for being different. That said, biology is what it is.” - W. Examiner
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‘Abortion Restrictions Don’t Work’: A Dubious Claim
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“A comforting thought for moderate pro-choicers is not supported by the available data.” - National Review
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Proposal to ban many public employees from wearing religious symbols fuels fiery debate in Quebec
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The measure “would prohibit civil servants, teachers, nurses, bus drivers, lawyers and other people who interact with the public from wearing religious symbols while at work. It would apply to Sikh turbans, Christian jewelry and Jewish kippahs, but the focus of the controversy has been over hijabs worn by many Muslim women in Quebec.” - Fox
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