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(RNS) With Election 2012 less than six months away, congregations are getting the message that Americans want religion out of politics. So they're revamping how congregations mobilize voters, largely avoiding the political fray, and hot-button social issues are relegated to simmer in low-profile church study groups. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
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Politics,
Election
Beliefs:
Christian - Protestant
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2012 election, david campbell, galen carey, jonathan merritt, living stones church, miguel rivera, millennial values survey, national association of evangelicals, national coalition of latino clergy and christian leaders, new creation church, paul slack, pew forum on religion & public life, pulpit freedom sunday, ron johnson jr.
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