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  "textContent": "What role does faith and belief have in politics? In the United States it is a major factor. Evangelicals have convinced themselves that a war in Iran is a Holy War, one written about in the scriptures. Add to that the strength of the Israel lobby, and we are looking at apocalyptic end times. Joining […]",
  "title": "Belief, reverence, and the church: When faith and politics meet"
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