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Christian Paz

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How Zohran Mamdani ended up in a fight over Hindu nationalism
On Tuesday, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked about an upcoming appearance by Mohan Bhagwat, a leader of a Hindu nationalist organization, at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.  “I don’t supp...
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The obscure documentary fueling Islamophobia in Texas
The Great American Conflict, a 75-minute documentary produced by a Texas-based organization dedicated to converting Iran to Christianity, declares its goal right at the beginning: “to reveal the tr...
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What American Jews want from the midterms
There’s a lot of discussion about Jewish voters in politics this cycle. With Democrats embroiled in loud arguments over Israel and Gaza, Republicans have been hoping to capture more of the Jewish v...
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What an Abdul El-Sayed win means for Muslim voters
The acrimonious Democratic primary contest in Michigan is over: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will move on to face the Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers this November for a must-win seat in controlling the U...
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The quiet way Republicans are trying to undo abortion rights again — starting in Kansas
Four years after the Dobbs decision, abortion battles have largely taken a backseat in national news to other policy fights this cycle. Leaders in the anti-abortion movement say they’re disillusion...
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Young people are afraid to run for office
It’s been just over a year since a gunman in Minnesota attacked two Democratic state lawmakers and their families in their homes — killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, while injuring...
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ICE arrested a nun on her way to church. Does MAGA care?
On June 28, Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, a Catholic nun from Nigeria, stepped out of her home to take the short, one-block stroll to her church in McAllen, Texas. It should have been uneventful:...
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The twisted history Trump’s White House is using to redefine religious freedom
When the Founding Fathers began their work to unify the colonies, America’s religious landscape looked nothing like today’s marketplace of ideas. Mainline Protestants — Anglicans, Presbyterians, Co...
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I read JD Vance’s new book. It reveals more than he realizes.
Every few years, presidential hopefuls go through certain rites of passage. They ramp up fundraising, start visiting early primary states, and bulk up their foreign or economic policy credentials. ...
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How right-wing influencers are transforming America’s churches
It’s been a pivotal last week for the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. The Southern Baptist Convention took a series of moves to the social and theological right at t...
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How the Pentagon picked a fight with Mormons
Over the weekend, the Department of Defense stepped into one of the more delicate questions in American religiosity: who gets to be called “Christian.”  More specifically, does the Church of Jesus ...
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