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This article appeared in the December 18, 2006 edition of The Nation.

November 29, 2006

OH, GOD...

Rochester, NY

Thank you for Eyal Press's nuanced and deeply informed "In God's Country" [Nov. 20]. As a longtime Nation subscriber, I've always been grateful for your solidly grounded progressive perspectives, but I've cringed when religion was discussed in your pages. The writers tended to express a secular worldview unfortunately lacking in understanding of the complexities of religious faith in relation to sociopolitical behavior. I hope this essay signals a change at The Nation on that score.

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