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A range of religious groups were among those supporting President Obama\u2019s announcement this week of new measures to curb gun violence. Managing editor Kim Lawton and guest host Hari Sreenivasan discuss the significance of this issue for people of many faiths. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Surveys show that Americans are divided on this issue, and so [the White House] hopes that the faith community, by using moral arguments, can help them in their cause,” says managing editor Kim Lawton. 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