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Gov. Rick Snyder speaks during the opening session of the Islamic Society of North America's 51st annual convention in Detroit on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Clarence Tabb Jr.)
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Oklahoma City police officer Sgt. Ryan Stark, right, looks at the casket of his canine partner, K-9 Kye, during funeral services for the dog at First Southern Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. K-9 Kye died Aug. 25 after being stabbed by a burglary suspect on Aug. 24. Sgt. Stark tried to separate the dog and the suspect before fatally shooting the suspect. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Oklahoma City police officer Sgt. Ryan Stark, right, looks at the casket of his canine partner, K-9 Kye, during funeral services for the dog at First Southern Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. K-9 Kye died Aug. 25 after being stabbed by a burglary suspect on Aug. 24. Sgt. Stark tried to separate the dog and the suspect before fatally shooting the suspect. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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"One Generation Away, a feature-length documentary, explores the erosion of religious freedom in America - and debuted in a church. (Image from EchoLight Studios)
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Police in riot gear watch protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. The transfer program is under intense scrutiny in the aftermath of this month's standoffs between police and protesters. (Associated Press photographs)
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Spanish clothing retailer Zara yanked a shirt from its shelves after complaints that it too closely resembled the uniforms Holocaust victims were forced to wear while imprisoned in concentration camps. (Zara.com/Jewish Press)
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Radicalized: Douglas McArthur McCain, an American who converted to Islam, died during clashes in Syria while fighting for the Islamic State. (Facebook)
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Clergy members of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge on the steps of St. Mary's Cathedral. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)
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Mourners pack Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic church during a special Mass for slain journalist James Foley in his hometown of Rochester, N.H., Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Foley was kidnapped on Thanksgiving Day 2012 while covering the Syrian uprising. The Islamic State group posted a Web video on Tuesday, Aug. 19, showing his killing and said it was in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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Teenagers and young adults play basketball at New Orleans' Apex Youth Center, where the community offers a safe space for at-risk teens. (AP Photo/The Christian Science Monitor, Ann Hermes)
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Slavery is one of the themes Pope Francis will discuss in his 2015 World Day of Peace message. Here, he looks at two children as they free doves during his Angelus prayer. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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One of the dozens of cases awaiting decisions by the Supreme Court in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia's death involves a Christian college that could be forced to provide contraceptive health care coverage to its employees. (Associated Press/File)
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In this July 28, 2014, photo, a bin with Bibles is seen at WXAN, a Christian radio station in Ava, Ill. (File, AP Photo/The Southern, Adam Testa)
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Actor Richard Dreyfuss, left, at the state Senate in Sacramento, Calif, where he was honored for his work promoting civics education in public schools through the Dreyfuss Initiative. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption in 2013. (Associated Press)
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Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana began serving in 2012 a 13-year sentence for his convictions on corruption charges. (Associated Press)
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Archbishop Paul Coakley, center, is installed as the fourth archbishop of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese in a ceremony at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, in Edmond, Okla., in this Feb. 11, 2011, file photo. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel, File)
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Pope Francis called to console the Foley family after their photojournalist son was killed by the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Attack on Freedom of Religion Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times