Archive for April, 2021

White Evangelical Resistance to Vaccines is More Politics Than Religion

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2020 file photo, faith leaders pray with President Donald Trump during a rally for evangelical supporters at the King Jesus International Ministry church in Miami. Trump's bond with white evangelical voters has long sparked debate. But misunderstandings persist about his support from a Christian voting bloc that favored the GOP long before he took office. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

If the US hits a vaccine wall, white evangelicals and their enablers will be largely to blame. For this community, religious precepts tend to take a back seat to political themes and aspirations.

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America’s Legacy on Immigration Is One of Exclusion

America’s Legacy on Immigration Is One of Exclusion

The history of immigration policy in America reflects a legacy of racial exclusion, putting the lie to the founding myth that we’re a nation that’s always been welcoming to the outsider.

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