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Chris Smith: “The reality is, and the tragic reality is, governments and terrorist groups do restrict the freedom of religion.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2015
The reality is, and the tragic reality is, governments and terrorist groups do restrict the freedom of religion.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith highlights the global issue of religious freedom restrictions by governments and groups.

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