{"id":4748,"date":"2009-02-06T23:36:27","date_gmt":"2009-02-07T05:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dangerousintersection.org\/?p=4748"},"modified":"2009-02-06T23:36:27","modified_gmt":"2009-02-07T05:36:27","slug":"religion-in-the-white-house-a-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dangerousintersection.org\/2009\/02\/06\/religion-in-the-white-house-a-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion in the White House: a history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Balmer is a historian of religion.   On Jon Stewart&#8217;s show, he surveyed the relationship between religion and the Presidency since John F. 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On Jon Stewart&#8217;s show, he surveyed the relationship between religion and the Presidency since John F. 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