secession
S.C. Episcopal diocese claims a victory in secession struggle
By Lauren Markoe — January 24, 2013
(RNS) Episcopal conservatives in South Carolina have won the latest round in their effort to secede from the national church after a judge said only the breakaway group can use the name and seal of the Diocese of South Carolina.
Secession theology runs deep in American religious, political history
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — November 29, 2012
(RNS) Ever since President Obama won re-election, more than 700,000 Americans have petitioned the White House to let their respective states secede. Observers say those leading the charge are framing it in terms that suggest a deep-seated religious impulse for purity-through-separation is flaring up once again. This time, it’s playing out on a political stage. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
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