14 Religion Newsmakers of 2013

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Aqua Buddha Strikes Back

"Rand Paul to Obama: Did You Seriously Spy on the Pope?" The November Politix headline captures something about the religious controversies first term Kentucky Senator Rand Paul manages to land himself in. He rarely goes there on purpose. He has said in interviews that while is a Christian, he doesn't want anyone to make him into a cult figure. They ought to look elsewhere for religious guidance and inspiration. Yet he can't help it. Sometimes he can't help himself. From the bizarre college Aqua Buddha prank flap of his first campaign to Paul's questioning of the administration over reports the NSA had listened in on the current pope just before the recent Vatican conclave, religious controversies follow him. This isn't all to the bad. Paul is almost alone among elected officials in decrying the ongoing persecution and massive displacement of Christians in the Middle East -- driven in part, he argues, by America's foreign policy blunders.

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