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Islam and Presidential Politics

September 25, 2015Layman4 2016 Election, Ben Carson, Islam, Mateen Elass, President Obama

Dr. Mateen Elass is a Presbyterian pastor with a unique personal perspective because of his history with Islam. We are reposting his blog on the subject in its entirety. Mateen Elass I rarely venture into the world of national politics, but two troubling stories involving Islam have made ripples in the news recently. Late last week…

Many 2016 Presidential candidates have church shopped

September 1, 2015CarmenFowlerLaBerge2016 campaign, Barna, Ben Carson, Bush, Carly Fiorina, Catholic, church shopping, Clinton, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Pew Research, Protestant, Rand Paul, Trump

Rick Hampson, USA TODAY9:56 a.m. EDT August 31, 2015 The religious journey of Marco Rubio has more twists than a pretzel. By his account, he was baptized a Roman Catholic, then baptized a Mormon, then got his parents to return to the Catholic Church and to enroll him in parochial school, from which he quickly…

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Islam and Presidential Politics

Many 2016 Presidential candidates have church shopped