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- ↑ "Study: Anti-Christian Bias Hasn't Grown. It's Just Gotten Richer". Christianity Today . October 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ Yancey, George (12 August 2020). "Throwing Away my Vote". Shattering Paradigms. Patheos. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
