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Serene Jones

The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is president of Union Theological Seminary, a globally recognized graduate school of religion devoted to putting faith into practice for the common good. 

The Ten Commandments monument that was removed from the Alabama Judicial Building is on display during the "America for Jesus" rally October 22, 2004 at the National Mall in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

And then Jesus said, “America First”

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A Bible And A Nonbinary Flag (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A warped version of the Bible killed Nex Benedict

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A United States and Christian flag are sandwiched together (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Unearthing racism’s Christian roots: How far-right Christianity quietly fueled Jacksonville shooter

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A pistol and bible (Getty Images/heller181)

The “God-given right” to guns is a cash-fueled sham

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Anti-abortion demonstrators hold a protest outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis, Missouri, May 31, 2019, the last location in the state performing abortions. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

There is nothing godly about outlawing abortion — and Texas’ law is particularly un-Christian

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