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]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:14:21 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/16758251412 Obama’s Address to the State of Non-belief http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2009/01/obamas-address-to-the-state-of-nonbelief.html

“We know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers.”

Barack Hussein Obama, 20th of January, 2009

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(Originally published at 3quarksdaily)

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