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Pope Francis caresses a boy as he arrives at the John Paul II Diocesan Youth Center, in Sarajevo, Saturday, June 6, 2015. Pope Francis witnessed the horrors of Bosnia's fratricidal war of the 1990s and its slow process of healing Saturday during a one-day visit to Sarajevo, where he urged Muslims, Orthodox and Catholics to put the "barbarity" of the past behind them and work together for a peaceful future. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Mourners gather at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, June 6, 2015, before a funeral for former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden. President Barack Obama will attend the funeral for Biden, the eldest son of the vice president, died of brain cancer May 30 at age 46. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Palestinian masked militants of Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, take part in a parade to mark the 11th anniversary of the Israeli assassination of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin in Gaza, in the northern Gaza Strip, March 23, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Actor Patrick Stewart is backing the Christian bakers in the "gay cake" debate and said he supports their right to refuse to write a message on a cake that violates their beliefs. (YouTube/BBC Newsnight)
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"Gin Lane" by British printmaker, Bishop William Hogarth, reflects England's troubled society in the late 18th century.
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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015 - Satya Balroop lifts her grandson Damien, 4, so he can ring the traditional temple bell inside the family garage on May 18, 2015, in Eagan, Minn. Although they now attend services in a new, public temple, Balroop said she'll never dismantle the garage temple, which served as their only place of worship for years. (Nikki Tundel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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Father Vincent Maroun, from St. Benedict Catholic Church, visits Caitlyn to pray and bless her as she heals from abuse at Veterinary Specialty Care in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Tuesday June 2, 2015. Police in South Carolina have arrested a man after a dog was found with electrical tape around its muzzle last week. (Grace Beahm/The Post And Courier via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT; THE STATE OUT
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, concludes a conference call in his Capitol Hill office in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2015, with representatives from religious nonprofits that are concerned about how the Supreme Court's upcoming gay marriage decision will affect their institutions and members of the media. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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The winning design for the altar to be used at the Mass Pope Francis will celebrate on the east steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in September were Ariadne Cerritelli and Matthew Hoffman (center) along with Joseph Taylor (not pictured). The students' recognition also comes with a handy $6,000 prize award. (photographs by Ed Pfueller/The Catholic University of America)
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Jon Ritzheimer, a former U.S. Marine, is planning a "Draw Muhammad" cartoon contest at a free speech rally planned for Friday at a Phoenix mosque. (Image: 12 News)
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In this April 11, 2015, photo, Christian Titman with the Titman family representing the Miwok people dances during the Grand Entry at the 24th Fresno State First Nations Powwow held at Fresno State's O'Neill Park in Fresno, Calif. (Eric Paul Zamora/The Fresno Bee via AP)
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Bill Levin, who founded the First Church of Cannabis to test Indiana's controversial religious freedom law, was notified last week that the Internal Revenue Service has incorporated the church as a tax-exempt religious organization. (MSNBC)
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Bill Levin, who founded the First Church of Cannabis to test Indiana's controversial religious freedom law, was notified last week that the Internal Revenue Service has incorporated the church as a tax-exempt religious organization. (MSNBC)
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A U.S. flag with a swastika is seen during a protest against a visit by President Bush in Rome, Friday June 4, 2004. Bush, who met Pope John Paul II at the Vatican Friday, is in Italy to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Rome's liberation and will proceed to France Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) **FILE**
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Screen grab from Lehigh religious-studies visiting assistant professor Christopher Driscoll's blog called Shades of White.
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Christopher Driscoll, religious-studies visiting assistant professor at Lehigh University. (Image: Lehigh University)
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In this Thursday, May 28, 2015 photo, a 500 year-old Torah gifted to the Touro Synagogue, the nation's oldest, is seen in its Ark in Newport, Rhode Island. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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FILE - This March 4, 2015, file photo, L. Tom Perry, the second-most senior member of the high-level Mormon governing body called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, speaks during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Perry died Saturday, May 30, 2015, surrounded by his family at his Salt Lake City home, church spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement. He was 92. Perry was diagnosed with cancer in late April after being hospitalized with breathing trouble.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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Protesters gather outside the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix, Friday, May 29, 2015. About 500 protesters gathered outside the Phoenix mosque on Friday as police kept two groups sparring about Islam far apart from each other. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the Third Annual Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala, Thursday, May 28, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ** FILE **
