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On October 1, 2013, Congress could not agree to a continuing resolution to fund the government and it led to a shutdown. We here at Rhetoric Race and Religion decided to collect writings that examined the shutdown through the lens of religion and spirituality. We invite you to share your own writing or others by contacting us at rhetoricraceandreligion@gmail.com on Twitter @examinereligion <\/a>or Facebook<\/a>. Enjoy<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Governments are People Too: Augustinian Thoughts on the Shutdown<\/a><\/span>
2. What kind of Baptists are we?<\/a><\/span>
3. Government Shutdown: It\u2019s Not About the Economy, Stupid. In America It\u2019s Always About God<\/a><\/span>
4. The Theology of Government Shutdown: Christian Dominionism<\/a><\/span>
5. Religious Groups Feel the Pinch of Government Shutdown<\/a><\/span>
6. The God of No Compromise and the Government Shutdown<\/a><\/span>
7. #Jesus, Lepers and #Healthcare-Pt.1<\/a><\/span>
8. Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown<\/a><\/span>
9. Apocalyptic Christian Theology\u2019s Role in Gov Shutdown<\/a><\/span>
10. Shutdown Highlights Lack of Public Identification with Government<\/a><\/span>
11. Ted Cruz Anointed by Antigay, Pro-Religious War Pastor<\/a><\/span>
12. Jim Wallis on the Shutdown: \u2018It\u2019s Unbiblical\u2019<\/a><\/span>
13. Branco Cartoon \u2013 Liberation Theology<\/a><\/span>
14. Cruz Says God Is In Control Of Shutdown: \u2018His Will Be Done As It Will Be\u2019<\/a><\/span>
15. The HHS Mandate and The Creepy Government Shutdown<\/a><\/span>
16. Christian delusions are driving the GOP insane<\/a><\/span>
17. The True Religion of the Tea Party<\/a><\/span>
18. An Unexpected Downfall: Government Shutdown and Religion<\/a><\/span>
19. Plantation Politics: Race, Gender, Religion and the Far Right<\/a><\/span>
20. How are Sen. Ted Cruz\u2019s religious beliefs driving government shutdown push?<\/a><\/span>
21.Shutdown is Over, But There Will Be a Next Time<\/a><\/span>
22. Obama\u2019s Religious Intolerance is Evident in Government Shutdown<\/a><\/span>
23. Remembering Christian principles after shutdown<\/a><\/span>
24. The Senate chaplain and the shutdown<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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