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The Pentagon Prayer Fight

Why did evangelicals and Sarah Palin flip when the Pentagon disinvited Islamophobe Franklin Graham from its prayer day event? James Carroll examines the roots of American Christian nationalism.

James Carroll
James Carroll
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Franklin Graham; Sarah Palin (AP Photos)
James Carroll

James Carroll

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