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An interesting analysis of various myths about religion and politics<\/a>, just in time for the presidential season. There’s good news and bad news for both Dems and Republicans here — but, in some cases, their own extremists stand in the way of taking advantage of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An interesting analysis of various myths about religion and politics, just in time for the presidential season. 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