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September 4, 2012
Elizabeth Scalia

The first time I observed American Christians creating idols of their ideologies was during the presidency of George W. Bush; I saw people put enormous faith in a president and his policies because�through their post-9/11 prisms�they came to regard his election as God-ordained. Especially within the online political forums I frequented from 2001-2003, Bush seemed nothing less than an agent of the Lord meant to avenge America�s dead, and in so doing either bring peace to the nations or usher in the messianic age.�.�.�.�Continue Reading

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September 4, 2012
Samuel D. Rocha

Thursday night was my first chance to watch the Republican National Convention. I won�t offer another tired commentary about it�with this one exception: a reaction to, and reflection on, Jeb Bush�s speech on schooling and school choice.�By definition, authentic choice cannot exist within a�compulsory system.�.�.�.�Continue Reading

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