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New Army Policy Against “Faith-Based” Events?

Posted on June 10, 2009

Q: Did Obama issue a policy that “no U.S. serviceman can speak at any faith-based public event”? A: This claim in a chain e-mail is false. Army officials say there has been no change in policy regarding “faith-based” events. And the event the e-mail refers to wasn’t a “faith-based” one.

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Obama and the “Christian Nation” Quote

Posted on August 26, 2008

Q: Did Obama say we "are no longer a Christian nation"? A: He said we are no longer "just" a Christian nation, but a nation of many other faiths as well. A chain e-mail drops that key word and thus changes the meaning.

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