NATIONAL JOURNAL: How Faith Shapes The Electoral Map
A new Gallup study released yesterday underscores the powerful relationship between religious behavior and political preference. Using a full year of 2011 data from its nightly tracking polls, Gallup ranked all 50 states from the most religious to the least. The list could double as an atlas to the states that each party can most rely on in the 2012 presidential election, and which ones are most likely to tip the balance in a close race.
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SALON: Where Are The Normal Christians?
You see them on the news every night. Extremists. Hate groups. The lunatic fringe. And you cringe every time some new radical or abusive psychopath makes the papers again, because you know that strangers and even friends are going to be wary of you now. You suspect they’re afraid you’re like that too. You feel caught in the crossfire between the frightening, hateful fanatics who call themselves by the same name you do, and the bigots who tar you all with the same brush. You’re a Christian.
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FOX NEWS LATINO: Republicans Craft Watered-Down Version Of DREAM Act
Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate are preparing a watered-down version of the DREAM Act to legalize undocumented students as a type of "lure" to capture the Hispanic vote in November.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. And Pakistan Take Step To Mend Relations
President Obama took a symbolic step toward improving ties with Pakistan on Tuesday when he met with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of a nuclear summit meeting in South Korea.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Up To 7,000 Congolese Refugees Flee Into Uganda
Ugandan officials say up to 7,000 Congolese refugees have fled to Uganda to escape renewed violence after last year's contentious presidential election in Congo.
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THE WASHINGTON POST: The Rich Are Different; They Get Richer (OPINION)
Occupy Wall Street is not known for the precision of its economic analysis, but new research on income distribution in the United States shows that the group’s sloganeering provides a stunningly accurate picture of the economy.
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MOTHER JONES: No New Coal Plants! Great, But What About the Old Ones?
The Environmental Protection Agency made a huge step forward on Tuesday with the announcement of rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants—the first rules for power plants, ever. The rules are the beginning of the end of conventional coal-fired power plants, and have been cheered by environmental and public health groups.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Tebow, A Careful Evangelical
Tim Tebow may be the most popular Christian in sports. He is a cross-cultural phenomenon, a preacher in a football player’s body.
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THE ATLANTIC: Meet The Workers Who Pick A Third Of The Tomatoes In U.S. Supermarkets
The Perennial Plate, a web series about sustainable food, interviews Lupe Gonzalo, a tomato picker and organizer in Immokalee, Florida. Paid per bucket of tomatoes and living nine to a trailer, workers like Gonzalo struggle to make ends meet. An immigrant from Guatemala, Gonzalo talks about why she came to the U.S. and became an organizer for the Coalition for Immokalee Workers.
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THE DAILY BEAST: Afghanistan’s War On Women Detailed In New Human Rights Watch Report
The plight of Afghanistan’s women was supposed to improve with the Taliban’s ouster, but a new Human Rights Watch report shows the injustice persists, detailing the cases of 60 women and girls in prison for ‘moral crimes’ like premarital sex and fleeing abusers.
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THE DAILY BEAST: Is October Baby’s Pro-Life Message Misunderstood?
The Christian-oriented hit movie has been savaged by critics for proselytizing and being unrealistic, but co-director Jon Erwin is unapologetic, telling Allison Yarrow the film’s uplifting, pro-life message was aimed squarely at evangelicals.
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THE HUFFINGTON POST: An Evangelical Voice For Trayvon
The death of Trayvon Martin ought to provoke some righteous indignation. Not just from the folks who turn out in Manhattan and Florida, where protests are occurring, but from the white evangelical community in pulpits throughout the country.
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THINK PROGRESS: Documents Reveal FBI Spied On Peaceful Muslims
Newly released FBI documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union, suggest that the bureau illegally spied on the religious practices of Muslim Americans, under the guise of community outreach. An FBI spokesman defended the information gathering as “within the scope of an authorized law enforcement activity, whether investigation or liaison, including activities designed to strengthen relationships in various communities.”
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THE ATLANTIC: A Slow-Books Manifesto
Everywhere you look these days, there's a new "slow" movement. Since 1989, when the activists behind the Slow Food manifesto began calling on us to change the way we eat—arguing that meals that take time to prepare are better for our health, our world, and our happiness than faster foods—their ideas have steadily gained power.
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