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Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu reacts during a church service at the St. George's Cathedral as he celebrates his 85th birthday in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

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Foundation for Economic Education

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Ismael Hernandez, 56, is shown in portrait Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at the church he attends, St. Raphael Catholic Church in Lehigh Acres, Fla. Hernandez is the Executive Director of the Freedom & Virtue Institute, a faith-based nonprofit, working with churches and schools, aimed at teaching those in need to become self-sufficient. "I didn't like what I was seeing people standing in line getting free stuff. That's not the way you feed the poor," Hernandez said. "You may get stuff today but your children will still be in need. There is a better way in getting out of poverty." (Corey Perrine/For World Magazine)

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Faith at Work: Economic Flourishing, Freedom to Create and Innovate cover (October 7, 2016, edition of The Washington Times)

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In this image made from video, Dutch citizen Klaas Haytema is escorted into a Myanmar court where he was sentenced to three months in prison for interfering with a religious observance, in Mandalay, Myanmar, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Haytema was arrested in late September after a crowd gathered around his hotel in protest when the loudspeakers at a nearby religious hall were turned off by Haytema. (AP Photo)

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 photo, Pang Lee Xiong gets a surprise hug from his daughter Anne Vang-Lo, left, and granddaughter Lia Rivera during a retirement reception, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Appleton, Wis. Xiong retired after being the custodian for nearly 40 years. (Dan Powers/The Post-Crescent via AP)

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Tim Marcengill, Associate Pastor Evangelism and Education, speaks at funeral for Jacob Hall at Oakdale Baptist Church on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Townville, S.C. Jacob's family has encouraged people to celebrate his life by dressing as the superheroes he loved. A 14-year-old boy killed his own father, then drove to Townville Elementary and fired on two children and a teacher as recess began. Jacob died Saturday. ( Ken Ruinard/The Independent-Mail via AP, Pool)

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Pope Francis meets Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, ahead of a international conference on faith and sport, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)

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Pope Francis arrives for the opening ceremony of the international conference on sports and faith " Sport at the Service of Humanity", the first global conference on faith and sport promoted by the Vatican Pontifical Council for Culture, in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 5 ,2016. (AP Photo/Fabio Frustaci)

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A sea of thousands of umbrellas of women and men participating in a nationwide ìBlack Mondayî strike to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion, in downtown Castle Square is pictured in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Massive protests were held in the rain in the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw and elsewhere across the largely Catholic nation led by a conservative government. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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This photo provided by the Diocese of Raleigh, N.C., shows Michael Burbidge, who will lead the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Va., the church announced Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. (Paul Tomas/Diocese of Raleigh, N.C. via AP) ** FILE **

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This photo provided by the Diocese of Raleigh, N.C., shows Michael Burbidge, who will lead the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Va., the church announced Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. (Paul Tomas/Diocese of Raleigh, N.C. via AP)

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FILE - This Aug. 4, 2015, file photo, flowers bloom in front of the Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square, in Salt Lake City. In 15 videos posted online Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, during the final day of the religion's twice-yearly conference, Mormon leaders discussed concerns about the growth of the gay rights movement and heard from a former U.S. senator and church member who tells them the Iraq war could open the door for new converts, according to the footage that pulls back the curtain on a religion that is closely guarded about its inner workings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Police move in on a group of protesters throwing rocks at them in Milwaukee on Aug. 14, 2016. (Associated Press)

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CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S LAST NAME TO BORDALLO FROM BORDELLO - In this Sept. 27, 2016 photo, founder of Guam's "Silent No More" movement Joseph Santos, center, Guam Sen. Frank Blas, Jr., right, and Sen. Frank Aguon, Jr., left, move a sign after addressing a crowd at Veterans Cemetery in Piti, Guam. The U.S. territory of Guam, where almost everyone is Catholic, has been ripped apart by claims the archbishop abused altar boys. Guam’s governor was in tough position when faced with a bill Catholic leaders feared would bring an onslaught of civil lawsuits for child sex abuse allegations and bankrupt the church. He signed it into law even though he, like about 80 percent of the US territory’s population, is Catholic. (AP Photo/Grace Garces Bordallo)

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FILE - In this November 2014 file photo, Archbishop Anthony Apuron stands in front of the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica in Hagatna, Guam. The U.S. territory of Guam, where almost everyone is Catholic, has been ripped apart by claims the archbishop abused altar boys. Apuron has denied allegations he molested multiple altar boys. (AP Photo/Grace Garces Bordallo, File)

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Illustration on corruption in the FBI by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller (15) returns a punt 67-yards for a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

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Western Kentucky wide receiver Nicholas Norris (15) makes a touchdown pass in an NCAA college football game against Houston Baptist, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, in Bowling Green, Ky. (AP Photo/Michael Noble Jr.)