Religion and politics mix goes back to Revolution

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TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. If there seems to be a lot of religion in politics this electoral season, at least it has a long history. Vanderbilt University's James Byrd, an assistant professor of American religious history, says the American Revolution was fueled by a new rhetorical style that came straight from the revivals of the first Great Awakening. In a Thursday lecture ...

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