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In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment

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Evangelicals have been converging on the massive Abaete dune system for some 25 years. This year the dunes have become a flashpoint after City Hall began building a plaza and welcome center. Afro Brazilian religious groups protest what they see as elected officials abusing their power.

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Associated Press News

In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment

A vast blanket of white sand overlooking the Brazilian city Salvador became a flashpoint after City Hall began building a plaza at the dune’s base with bathrooms and a welcome

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment

A vast blanket of white sand overlooking the Brazilian city Salvador became a flashpoint after City Hall began building a plaza at the dune’s base with bathrooms and a welcome center, and soon will start on a staircase leading up the sand

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment

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KIFI

In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment

The vast blanket of white sand overlooking Salvador is a place to escape rumbling traffic, pinging phones and crying children. A space to find solitude and, increasingly, God. Evangelicals have been converging on the massive Abaete dune system for some 25 years but especially lately, with thousands now coming each week to sing, pray and enter trancelike states. Some scrawl prayers on scraps…

2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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San Diego Union Tribune

In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment

2 years ago·San Diego, United States

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Religion News Service

In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment

(AP) — Afro Brazilian religious groups see a public works project at the Abaete dunes as an attempt to Christianize yet another public space, part of evangelicals’ rising influence in the country’s halls of power.

2 years ago·United States

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