Religion_Belief

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With a debt-ceiling deadline looming, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew reminds Congress of its responsibility to protect "the full faith and credit" of the U.S. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** A Hindu holy man takes a dip at "Sangam," the confluence of Hindu holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh festival at Allahabad, India, Feb. 10, 2013. (Associated Press)

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The Evangelical Church of Malawi was ransacked, looted and burned Thursday as supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi took out their anger at Coptic Christians. (Associated Press)

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A member of the St. Thomas Korean Catholic Center prays the rosary in Anaheim, Calif. (Associated Press/File)

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The Islamic Brotherhood wants to Islamize society and continues to make excuses for certain terrorist movements, encourages religious segregation and champions a reactionary interpretation of faith over a sense of citizenship. In recent years, several groups associated with the Brotherhood have come under legal scrutiny in the U.S. (Associated Press/File)

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Coptic Christians demonstrate on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn., to show their support for the Egyptian military and to denounce Islamist violence against Christians in Egypt. The demonstration came amid increasing pressure on the Obama administration to take some sort of action against the military for what many see as a coup d'etat against deposed President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Travis Loller)

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Home surveillance video shows two suspects who reportedly dressed as Mormon missionaries and asked a man to talk about religion before allegedly robbing him at gunpoint on Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Las Vegas. Police say the victim spoke with the men for about five minutes before they jumped him, punched him and stole property. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

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Pakistani cleric Haji Alam Sher, founder of the Jamia Taleem-Ul-Quran-Wal-Hadith Madrassa, talks to the media in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. The United States has placed unprecedented sanctions on the Islamic school for allegedly training and financing fighters from al Qaeda and other militant groups. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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** FILE ** Egyptian soldiers stand guard on an armored vehicle outside the main Christian Orthodox Cathedral in the southern city of Assiut. (Associated Press photographs)