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Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads). ## [White Christian Nationalism Tearing America Apart](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/23546-the-white-christian-nationalism-tearing-america-apart-at-the-seams) The world lost a great moral leader this Christmas when Archbishop Desmond Tutu passed away at the age of 90. I had the honor of meeting him a few ti… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ae/004k-ae582123.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/23544-biden-is-rising-to-the-moment-on-voting-rights-can-congress)### [Biden Is Rising To The Moment On Voting Rights. Can Congress?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/23544-biden-is-rising-to-the-moment-on-voting-rights-can-congress) Written by Ben Jealous on January 12 2022. 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