Religion_Belief

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Rob Hill, state director of the Human Rights Campaign Mississippi, speaks on the steps of the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Friday, July 1 2016, as he and others celebrated Thursday's ruling of a federal judge who blocked a Mississippi law on religious objections to same-sex marriage moments before it was set to take effect Friday, ruling it unconstitutionally establishes preferred beliefs and creates unequal treatment for gay people. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Daniel Mason of San Francisco joins protesters out the Colorado Convention Center before Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to the Western Conservative Summit, Friday, July 1, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/Judith Kohler)

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In this Sunday, April 10, 2016, file photo, youths hold hands for a prayer during a gathering at sunset outside the Christian Fellowship Church in Benton, Ky. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ** FILE **

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Illustration on Donald Trump's "Christian" faith by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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The Islamic State, also known as ISIL and ISIS, is sending its followers on a money-wasting venture that is not likely to get anybody killed. (Associated Press)

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At a natural history museum "you can see a pot that was made by [an indigenous] person. But at the Folklife Festival, you can meet a person who is still a part of that community," Smithsonian spokesman James Mayer said. (Smithsonian Institution)

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is erecting a billboard that features a Ronald Reagan quote stressing the importance of separation of church and state ahead of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next month. (Freedom From Religion Foundation)

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Catholic League President Bill Donohue (CNN)

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Renovations at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Associated Press)

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Pope Francis, right, and retired Pope Benedict XVI greet during a ceremony to celebrate Benedict's 65th anniversary of his ordination as a priest, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace, at the Vatican, Tuesday, June 28, 2016. The ceremony served in part to show continuity from Benedict to Francis amid continued nostalgia from some conservatives for Benedicts tradition-minded papacy. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool photo via AP)

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Boston Dynamics has created a new robot that can accomplish many household chores. (YouTube, Boston Dynamics)

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Bees depend on milkweed for pollinating while a multitude of hydrangeas are at the entrance of the pollinator garden. "Pollinators are so important to our everyday life. We wouldn't have the foods we have if it wasn't for pollinators," Gardens Director Barbara Faust said Tuesday.