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Sources used in this episode:
1. https://theintercept.com/2016/11/23/mike-pompeo-religious-war/
3. https://www.ideastream.org/news/community/2018-04-03/north-ridgeville-approves-plans-for-a-mosque
5. https://www.aaiusa.org/library/2023hatecrime
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Wadea_al-Fayoume
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Bill_71
9. https://www.chron.com/culture/religion/article/texas-lawmakers-christian-month-20315305.php
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReAwaken_America_Tour
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Bless_the_U.S.A._Bible
12. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jd-vance-religion-christian-theobros-nlgdgz0m0
13. “Tyranny of The Minority” by Steven Levitsky and Danial Ziblatt (2023).
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