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With new gun rule, Mormons take a step away from Republican right wing RELIGION NEWS SERVICE The Trump administration sides with nurses who object to abortion THE ATLANTIC Why Islamic debates over slavery matter to everyone THE ECONOMIST* Why are so many 2020 Dems ignoring Muslims? THE DAILY BEAST ‘American Heretics’: Blue Christians in a red state RELIGION & POLITIC

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