Religion_Belief

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ACLU Removing Religion from the Health Care System Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on government debasement of religious liberty by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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A boat sits in shallow water as Tropical Storm Erika passes through New Town, Dominica, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Carlisle Jno Baptiste) ** FILE **

Filipinos have their photos taken with a cutout of Pope Francis at SM Mall of Asia, one of the country's largest shopping malls, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. In Asia's bastion of Roman Catholic faith, images of Pope Francis are getting the K-pop treatment. Life-size cardboard cutouts are being distributed to churches, schools and malls in the Philippine capital to generate "papal fever" before the pope's visit. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church member Michael McDowell, left, greets fellow member Betty Felder, right, during a revival, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in Waco, Texas. The historically black church celebrated its centennial this week with a multi-day revival. (Jerry Larson/Waco Tribune Herald, via AP)

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Pope Francis, left, waves during his visit to the birthplace of Saint Kim Taegon Andrea, also known as Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, the first Korean-born Catholic priest, prior to a meeting with Asian youths at the Solmoe Sanctuary in Dangjin, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Issei Kato, Pool) ** FILE **

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A group of black pastors and pro-life leaders are calling for the removal of a portrait bust of Planner Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger from the National Portrait Gallery. (Image from STAND)

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Pamphlets and prayer cards of Sister Blandina Segale sit on a table at the Catholic Center in Albuquerque, N.M. as an Archdiocese of Santa Fe panel listens to evidence about Segale on possible Sainthood on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. The Italian-born nun who challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and schools faced her first test for sainthood during the panel's first inquiry. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

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In this Wednesday, June 24, 2015 file photo, Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput, right, stands next to Pope Francis as they pose for a photo with a delegation from Philadelphia at the end of the pontiff's weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Pope Francis will be traveling to Philadelphia in September to attend the World Meeting of Families. Chaput, the meeting's host, is moving to limit lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Roman Catholics as they try to lobby for a broader role in the event. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

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Illustration on the reasons for declining trust in public officials by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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In this file photo, the sun rises behind the steeple of Maranatha Baptist Church Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Plains, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ** FILE **

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Former President Jimmy Carter opens up a Bible while teaching Sunday School class at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Plains, Ga. The 90-year-old Carter gave one lesson to about 300 people filling the small Baptist church that he and his wife, Rosalynn, attend. It was Carter's first lesson since detailing the intravenous drug doses and radiation treatment planned to treat melanoma found in his brain after surgery to remove a tumor from his liver. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Plains, Ga. The 90-year-old Carter gave one lesson to about 300 people filling the small Baptist church that he and his wife, Rosalynn, attend. It was Carter's first lesson since detailing the intravenous drug doses and radiation treatment planned to treat melanoma found in his brain after surgery to remove a tumor from his liver. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Evangelist James Robison and Ronald Reagan, August 21, 1980, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. Image is from a screenshot of the video, also used in the PBS documentary "With God on Our Side."

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Monsignor Charles Pope, a Catholic priest who has held his religious title for ten years was told to remove his title from his Facebook page after using it for six years. Instead his title is now shown on his cover image (image: screen grab from Facebook)

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In this Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, file photo, former President Jimmy Carter reaches to embrace his brother Billy's widow Sybil while greeting family following service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)