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Ben Sasse: He once wrote that our religious freedom statutes 'do not just apply to protect popular religious beliefs. It does…

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
He once wrote that our religious freedom statutes 'do not just apply to protect popular religious beliefs. It does perhaps its most important work in protecting unpopular religious beliefs.'
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

Editor's note · Context

Sasse cites Gorsuch's views on the importance of protecting unpopular religious beliefs.

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