Lawmakers Worried About Religious Freedom After Chaplain Ouster

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Emotions are running high in the House as members grapple with Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s decision to fire House Chaplain Patrick J. Conroy. And religious tensions started to spill into public view last week before lawmakers departed Washington for a one-week recess.
“This is ugly,” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., said. “There’s only division coming out of this. Not anything positive.”

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