Tag: politics
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When Politics Trumped Faith
As a child, I was taught that the most important characteristic about a political candidate was their faith: as a Christian nation, we needed Christian leaders, preferably born again and evangelical. Learning to swim in waters so thick with political convictions and action, it felt at times as though the world around me inhaled religion and…
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Congresswoman to DOJ: Investigate Death of Sandra Bland
On December 22, 2015, a politician told the truth. You may not have heard about it. It did not make headlines. Truth, especially the kind that makes people uncomfortable, is not quite as appealing for the news to cover as a white man with a famously pompadour-style comb-over insulting people to the cheers of his fans.…
Hannah Adair Bonner 