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Monday, July 05, 2010
Concern Expressed Over Obama Administration's Use of Term "Freedom of Worship"
Sheila Reports today reviews the concerns being expressed in some quarters about change in phraseology by the Obama administration which is often using the term "freedom of worship" instead of "freedom of religion." The State Department says the terms are interchangeable, but others argue that freedom of worship is a much narrower concept. Both the President and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have used "freedom of worship" in speeches they have delivered.