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by Lisa Miller<\/p>\n

Americans believe there\u2019s too much religion talk in the public sphere, and these days, it\u2019s especially easy to be cynical. Scratch the surface of any passionately held faith-based position between April and November of an election year, and find a political agenda. That\u2019s because issues like gay marriage and religious liberty motivate voters in the right and left base who might otherwise be lackadaisical or unmoved by their choice of candidates. Too often politically motivated religious leaders say \u201csouls\u201d when they really mean \u201cvotes.<\/p>\n

What is one to make, then, of the \u201cEvangelical Statement of Principles for Immigration Reform,\u201d a document signed last week by 150 prominent evangelical Christian leaders from across the conservative-liberal spectrum?
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