Ellie Ashby
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Muslims push back as Texas Republicans sharpen attacks on sharia law (opens the original)
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(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - In political campaigns and the party’s platform, Texas Republicans condemn “sharia law” as a dangerous system of extremist Islamic rules and restrictions that threaten democracy, religious freedom and personal liberty — an affront to American values that must be stamped out. But when Shaimaa Zayan considers what “sharia” means to her, the Austin resident doesn’t see a hot-button political issue or a legal code that undermines the U.S. Constitution. She sees a set of daily pract
Muslims push back on Texas GOP’s sharia law attacks (opens the original)
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In political campaigns and the party’s platform, Texas Republicans condemn “sharia law” as a dangerous system of extremist Islamic rules and restrictions that threaten democracy, religious freedom and personal liberty — an affront to American values that must be stamped out. But when Shaimaa Zayan considers what “sharia” means to her, the Austin resident doesn’t see a hot-button political issue or a legal code that undermines the U.S. Constitution. She sees a set of daily practices that graduall
Paxton, Talarico tap contrary versions of God and Christianity in appeal to Texas voters - Salon.com (opens the original)
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This article originally appeared on The Texas Tribune. Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico portray their U.S. Senate campaigns as a fight for the soul of America — one in which God plays an active yet vastly different role. Talarico, believing God is on the side of the oppressed and the marginalized, focuses his message to voters on equity and protecting personal freedom. Paxton sees God as on his side — a force safeguarding his ability to protect Texas and the nation from disaster
Ellie Ashby | The Texas Tribune (opens the original)
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Ellie Ashby | The Texas Tribune Texas News Muslims push back as Texas Republicans sharpen attacks on sharia law Ellie Ashby | The Texas Tribune Islamic scholars and Muslim Texans say fear and political opportunism distort the meaning of sharia. Elections 2026 Paxton, Talarico tap contrary versions of God and Christianity in appeal to Texas voters Ellie Ashby | The Texas Tribune Campaigning for the U.S. Senate, Paxton says he was “delivered by God” to protect Texas from leftists. Talarico’s focus
Paxton, Talarico tap contrary versions of God and Christianity in appeal to Texas voters (opens the original)
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(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico portray their U.S. Senate campaigns as a fight for the soul of America — one in which God plays an active yet vastly different role. Talarico, believing God is on the side of the oppressed and the marginalized, focuses his message to voters on equity and protecting personal freedom. Paxton sees God as on his side — a force safeguarding his ability to protect Texas and the nation from disaster at the hands of the “radical left.”
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