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Questions remain about the Minnesota rampage. Anti-abortion extremism may shed light

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“ ‘It’s reasonable to be concerned in the present that this movement we call the A movement originally identified and named in the 1990s by evangelical theologian C. Peter Wagner. The NAR has since become the leading political and cultural vision of the Pentecostal and Charismatic wing of evangelical Christianity. Learn more , is priming the pump for A movement that emerged in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade, a decision which prevented states from outlawing abortion under most circumstances. Learn more and other kinds of violence in our society now,’ said Fred Clarkson, a senior research analyst at Political Research Associates. ‘There’s been a decided uptick in the rhetoric and vision of violence in the United States from apostolic leaders for some time.’

Clarkson said within NAR circles, abortion is spoken of as a ‘demonic enterprise,’ and that institutions and individuals that permit or support it are considered enemies.”

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