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Christianity, then, is not a separatist, otherworldly faith.
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Since militants linked to al Qaeda and the northern separatist Tuareg rebels launched simultaneous attacks on April 25 — the most audacious in over a decade — Mali has plunged deeper into chaos.
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However, various secessionist movements waxed and waned during the period between independence and the Civil War.
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During the Civil War, Southern California had its own pro-Confederacy secessionist militia, the Los Angeles Mounted Rifles.
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Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
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Many of these decisions were made so Netanyahu could retain the support of the far-right extremists keeping him in power and avoid a possible jail sentence on corruption charges.
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Where are the voices of all the mainstream Democrats in response to the takeover by the radicals in the Democratic Party today?
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The one in which his tiny team of negotiators surrendered to the radicals ruling that luckless nation.
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“Separationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separationist. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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