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Published 1/13/2009 by Christopher Beam at (Obsolete Feed)
Twice since 2000, atheists have sued the federal government to keep religion out of the presidential inauguration. Both times they lost. They have filed suit again over this year's ceremony, and their case looms especially large: Barack Obama is bringing in more preachers and pastors than we can count. [ more ... ]
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