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As Donald Trump takes office, faith-based groups continue speaking out. Some are supporting him and urging him to take up their issues. Others are raising strong concerns about Trump\u2019s appointments, statements and potential policies. Host Bob Abernethy talks about religion and the new administration with R&E managing editor Kim Lawton, Religion News Service editor-in-chief Jerome Socolovsky, and Stephen Schneck, director of the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at the Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cI have heard that the Trump presidency could see the reemergence of a real Christian left in the United States,\u201d says Stephen Schneck, director of the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at the Catholic University of America. 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