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Division of church and state

Broadcast: Midmorning, 03/19/2007, 9:00 a.m.

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California Congressman Pete Stark recently made news by acknowledging he doesn't believe in God, making him the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to do so. Midmorning looks at religion in public life, and whether Americans feel belief in a higher power is a necessity for public office.

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  • Lori Lipman Brown: Director of the Secular Coalition for America and a former Nevada state senator.

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