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The racial apologetics of Marco Rubio’s faith

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Carl Beijer
Dec 12, 2015
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This clip of Marco Rubio speaking about Christianity is making the rounds lately, and two things stand out to me:

First, despite the outpouring of praise about how “inspirational” this is, Rubio isn’t actually saying anything particularly out of the ordinary. For the Christian right – and particularly for the devout – Rubio offers no new insights or pers…

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