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Commentary: Obama Resigns from Church
June 4th, 2008 at 10:47 am

Barack Obama finally resigned his membership at Trinity United Church of Christ, his congregation of more than 20 years. R&E managing editor Kim Lawton discusses Obama’s departure from the church and whether candidates and public officials should have a zone of religious privacy.

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