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    <body><![CDATA[Before Reading: <br/>I strongly believe that mixing religion and politics corrupts both.  I also don't appreciate the angle (that America is a Christian Nation) the Christian Right has taken to marginalize non-Christian Americans.  This book is a must read for me.  (See a section from the book's sy...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54123371">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have a headache and don't feel like writing a review, so I'll keep it short.  This book is absolutely amazing.  For me, I'd say it's life-changing.  This book points out what a mistake it is to mix true Christianity up with politics.  There were points in the book that were a bit repetitive, but t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79442872">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My Small Group just finished this book.  We disagreed with some of it, but were ultimately challenged.  It brought up ideas that I had never thought about before.  Do you really know why you vote a certain way?  What is a Christian's role in politics?  What does Jesus have to say about it all?  I th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40374248">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A message particularly relevant to the Church in North America.  An open mind and heart can be raised to new expectation in God's Kingdom.  No political structure in history has brought us or any nation to a place where earthly government and heavenly government align.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good insight on why it's important to keep faith separate from political views.  Also, interesting discussion on how politicizing faith can be a serious turn-off for those seeking faith.]]></body>
    
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