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Miami Herald Editorial Board

Editorial: GOP’s ideological wars begin in Florida’s classrooms, and DeSantis, so far, is winning

A Republican running for reelection to Congress in Colorado recently told a Christian congregation: “I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk.”

The words of Rep. Lauren Boebert, who beat back a primary challenge last week, may appear inconsequential in Florida. But foolish are those who dismiss her as just a right-wing fanatic.

There is a concerted effort to blur the line between religion and state and interpret the history of the United States through a conservative Christian lens that whitewashes our past of slavery and segregation.

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