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Barack Obama: “Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public…”

On the recordJune 23, 2008
Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama argues against the idea that personal beliefs should be excluded from public policy discussions.

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