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Chris Smith: It must include the right, Congressman Franks, to act on one's religiously inspired moral convictions about justice and…

On the recordMay 21, 2014
It must include the right, Congressman Franks, to act on one's religiously inspired moral convictions about justice and the common good.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith argues for the importance of acting on moral convictions in public life.

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