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Clip: 1/23/2015 | 5m 5s

What did people of faith think of the president's speech?

Social justice and civil rights activists had a lot to like in President Obama's address, but religious conservatives were concerned by the “reframing” of issues such as gay marriage as matters of freedom and justice.

01/23/2015 | Rating NR

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