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(RNS) New York Times columnist Ross Douthat doesn't mince words in his new book "Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics." In an interview with Religion News Service, Douthat explains his definition of heresy, why he thinks Mitt Romney and President Obama are both heretics, and why more Americans should argue about religion. By Daniel Burke.
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Faith,
Doctrine & Practice
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Christian - Catholic, Christian - Orthodox, Christian - Protestant, Freethought (Atheist, Humanist, Agnostic)
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black liberation theology, christianity, eat pray love, heresy, heretic, jeremiah wright, mitt romney, mormons, new atheists, obama, oprah, ross douthat
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