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Keeping Religion Out of Public Policy

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Talk of the Nation, October 2, 2006 · In his new book, Letter to a Christian Nation, Sam Harris advocates keeping religion out of public policy. He calls religion the biggest obstacle to a rational public discourse. In the first of a two-part series on religion and politics, Harris discusses his book.

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1. Comment #615 by John on October 4, 2006 at 5:02 pm

It'd be REALLY nice if this was available in an open format.

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