Barack Obama: “Freedom of religion is central to who we are as Americans.”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2012

Freedom of religion is central to who we are as Americans.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks by Denis McDonough Deputy National Security Advisor to the International Religious Freedom Conference

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