When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was sworn in on Jan. 20, she placed her hand on two Bibles — one that belonged to a family friend and one that belonged to a saint. That second Bible was the personal property of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American on the court who struck down the doctrine “separate but equal” to desegregate public schools.
Read More(OPINION) During this time of cultural reckoning, some have tried to lump Catholic saints like St. Damien into the same category as treasonous Confederate generals. That has forced Republicans to come out as defenders of traditional Christian values, while Democrats get dangerously closer to socialism.
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