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Brad Sherman: “The idea that the Chinese Communist Party would make a theological determination offers some comic relief to what is…”

On the recordDecember 5, 2017
The idea that the Chinese Communist Party would make a theological determination offers some comic relief to what is otherwise a very serious hearing.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman critiques the absurdity of the Chinese Communist Party's role in religious matters.

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