Religion_Belief

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In this Sept. 27, 2014, photo, Christian evangelist Franklin Graham speaks in Erie, Pa. as part of a two-day music and evangelism festival. (Associated Press) **FILE**

A Catholic church in San Diego is under fire for a handout parishioners received on the Democratic Party. The leaflet, created by an outside group, said voting for Democrats was a mortal sin. (NBC-7 San Diego)

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In this Oct. 30, 2016 photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) warms up before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in New Orleans. The Saints started the season by losing three straight games only to play themselves right back into contention behind improved play and Drew Brees' big arm. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

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A giant prayer circle is formed to the south of the Backwater Bridge and Highway 1806 as hundreds of clergy of numerous denominations and faiths show support for Dakota Access Pipeline protesters, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 in Morton County, N.D. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, and U.S. Rep. Rod Blum walks during a tour of a Catholic hospitality house Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Waterloo, Iowa. (Matthew Putney/The Courier via AP)

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Children line up to pay their final respects as the hearse containing Jason Schweitzer leaves St. Michael's Catholic Church, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 in Louisville, Ky. Schweitzer was killed by an alleged drunk driver in Lexington, Ky., last Saturday. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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This Oct. 31, 2016, photo shows an icon of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, which sits behind the altar of Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church, in Kenai, Alaska. The icon was torn when a cross fell on it during an earthquake on Jan. 24, 2016. The church is raising funds to send the icon to a conservator in Colorado who will repair the rip, as well as an earlier candle burn above and to the right of the rip. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion via AP)

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"Vote Trump" is spray painted on the side of the fire damaged Hopewell M.B. Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. Fire Chief Ruben Brown tells The Associated Press that firefighters found flames and smoke pouring from the sanctuary of the church just after 9 p.m. Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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In this Monday, Oct. 31, 2016 photo provided by Archdiocese of Detroit, Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes poses for a photo at the Archdiocese of Detroit Chancery in Detroit. Pope Francis on Monday named Byrnes, the auxiliary bishop of Detroit, as coadjutor bishop of the Guam archdiocese. Coadjutors have succession rights when bishops resign, retire or are removed. (Tim Hinkle/Archdiocese of Detroit via AP)

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Illustration on the revealed corruption in the Hillary camp by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Delivered to Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters on Monday, a blistering letter signed by more than 25 interdenominational black bishops and pastors finds fault with her commitment to religious liberty and support for abortion rights. (Associated Press)

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A worker hangs a billboard showing Christian leader Michel Aoun with Arabic that reads "For all Lebanon," in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. Aoun, an 81-year-old veteran Christian politician, is set to be elected by Parliament on Monday as part of a political deal that's expected to be another boost for President Bashar Assad in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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As part of a rule announced by the Obama administration, any organization that contracts with USAID must ensure that all people can benefit from its federally funded programs regardless of race, religion, disability, or sexual orientation and gender identity. (Associated Press)

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Critics of the Obama administration say that the president was unduly harsh on the protesters who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon but has allowed protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakato largely off the hook. (Associated Press)

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse (15) leaps for a pass just outside the end zone as New Orleans Saints cornerback B.W. Webb (28) covers as time expires in the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. Kearse came down out of bounds and the Saints won 25-20. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, looks away as protesters disrupt his speech in Seaside Heights N.J. on Friday Oct. 28, 2016. Christie marked the upcoming four-year anniversary of the Oct. 29, 2012 storm by visiting a boardwalk bar that was damaged by it, but protesters from Sandy victim advocacy groups shouted him down, forcing him to stop speaking for about five minutes before resuming his remarks. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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FILE - In this Saturday, May 11, 2013, file photo, Bishop T.D. Jakes speaks during McDonald's Gospelfest 2013 at the Prudential Center, in Newark, N.J. Jakes' new show isn’t about bible verses, but he still hopes his new OWN talk show will minister to a nation in turmoil. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

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In this Oct. 24, 2016 photo, Lucien Greaves stands on the porch of the recently opened international headquarters of the Satanic Temple in Salem, Mass. The Satanic Temple is waging religious battles along a variety of fronts nationwide, and its co-founder says it's just getting started. Greaves says the temple hopes to ensure Satanists "have a place in the world" and that "evangelical theocrats" don't monopolize the religious freedom debate. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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This image released by Lincoln Center Theater shows Christian Borle, left, and Andrew Rannells of “Falsettos” during a performance on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York. (Joan Marcus/Lincoln Center Theater via AP)