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Barack Obama: Religious freedom is a principle based not on shared ancestry, culture, ethnicity, or faith but on a shared commitment…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2017
Religious freedom is a principle based not on shared ancestry, culture, ethnicity, or faith but on a shared commitment to liberty—and it lies at the very heart of who we are as Americans.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 9569—Religious Freedom Day

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