Jon Meacham - The decline and fall of the modern religious right's notion of a Christian America...

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The decline and fall of the modern religious right's notion of a Christian America creates a calmer political environment and, for many believers, may help open the way for a more theologically serious religious life.

Jon Meacham

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Der Niedergang und der Sturz der modernen religiösen Rechte von einem christlichen Amerika schafft ein ruhigeres politisches Umfeld und kann für viele Gläubige den Weg für ein theologisch ernsthafteres religiöses Leben ebnen.

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