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Trey Gowdy: “It strikes me that there are three overarching questions: Number one, can government force citizens to accept certain…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
It strikes me that there are three overarching questions: Number one, can government force citizens to accept certain religious beliefs; number two, can government prevent citizens from holding certain religious beliefs; and thirdly, Mr. Chairman, can government decide which religious beliefs are acceptable and which are not?
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

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Gowdy raises fundamental questions about government intervention in religious beliefs.

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