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Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives past San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (14) during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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The hearse carrying the body of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, leaves the funeral at Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Roy Oliver, who has been fired from the Balch Springs Police Department, is free on bond after being arrested Friday in the April 29 shooting death of Edwards. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Mourners make their way to their cars as they emerge from the funeral service for 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, at Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Roy Oliver, who has been fired from the Balch Springs Police Department, is free on bond after being arrested Friday in the April 29 shooting death of Edwards. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Mourners hold the commemorative program as they emerge from the funeral service for 15-year-old, Jordan Edwards, at Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Roy Oliver, who has been fired from the Balch Springs Police Department, is free on bond after being arrested Friday in the April 29 shooting death of Edwards. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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A member of staff walks towards the building hosting the AFC, Asian Football Confederation Congress 2017, in Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, May 7, 2017. The specter of fresh corruption scandals hangs over the annual gathering of world soccer leaders, two years after the FIFA Congress was shaken by the exposure of far-reaching fraud. The election of Asian members to FIFA's ruling council on Monday kickstarts a week of meetings in Bahrain, with powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah off the ballot after his alleged bribery was disclosed by American authorities. (AP Photo/Rob Harris)
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Gary Miller, pastor and author of the newly released book, "Talk Less. Pray More Through the Prayers of Jesus."
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In this photo provided by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the social and advocacy arm of Reform Judaism, speaks at the 2017 Consultation on Conscience conference in Washington. Pesner supports the Johnson Amendment, an IRS regulation which allows a wide range of advocacy on political issues but bars electioneering and outright political endorsements from the pulpit, calling it “a gift to preachers. ... It gives me the freedom, from the pulpit, to peach about values and policy, but to be protected from partisanship.” (Ralph Alswang/Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism via AP)
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In this April 30, 2017 photo provided by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the social and advocacy arm of Reform Judaism, speaks at the 2017 Consultation on Conscience conference in Washington. Pesner supports the Johnson Amendment, an IRS regulation which allows a wide range of advocacy on political issues but bars electioneering and outright political endorsements from the pulpit, calling it “a gift to preachers. ... It gives me the freedom, from the pulpit, to peach about values and policy, but to be protected from partisanship.” (Ralph Alswang/Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism via AP)
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Central Presbyterian Church Pastor Wallace Bubar stands for a photo in his church in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, May 5, 2017. Bubar described President Donald Trump’s Thursday, May 4, 2017 executive order as “pandering to the religious right.” He does not foresee any effect on his church or any other. “For whatever reason, the religious right evangelicals have developed a persecution complex here in the last few years, and I think this is intended to address that,” Bubar said. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Central Presbyterian Church Pastor Wallace Bubar stands for a photo in his church in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, May 5, 2017. Bubar described President Donald Trump’s Thursday, May 4, 2017 executive order as “pandering to the religious right.” He does not foresee any effect on his church or any other. “For whatever reason, the religious right evangelicals have developed a persecution complex here in the last few years, and I think this is intended to address that,” Bubar said. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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FILE - In this Thursday, May 4, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump signs an executive order aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting political activity for religious organizations, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The order is drawing a mix of enthusiasm and dread from religious leaders, with some rejoicing in the freedom to preach their views and others fearing it will lead to awkward situations and erode the integrity of the church. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, before signing an executive order aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting political activity for churches. From second from left are, Cardinal Donald Wuerl is the Archbishop of Washington, Pastor Jack Graham, Paula White, senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Fla. and Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley, left, and San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray chase the ball during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Houston Rockets center Nene, left, blocks the shot of San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives past San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray (5) and forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley (2) dribbles past San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray (5) during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives past San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (14) during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones lays down a bunt single in front of Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez in the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Carolina Panthers' Christian McCaffrey (22) reaches for a pass during the NFL football team's rookie camp in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, May 5, 2017. The Panthers hope that McCaffrey's being raise in an NFL family, his father was a three-time Super Bowl champion, will help make the transition from college that much easier. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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In this Thursday, May 4, 2017, photo a quartz clock icon is on display in the religion kitsch section of the newly opened Bucharest Kitsch Museum, in Bucharest, Romania. The Kitsch Museum opens for visitors on Friday, May 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
