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Watch more of our interview with Tony Blair, who says faith can provide strength and spiritual consolation, but \u201cit can\u2019t tell you the right answer. You\u2019ve got to work that out, in a sense, on your own. It can\u2019t determine your policy, because life\u2019s not like that, I\u2019m afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Watch more of our interview with Tony Blair, who says faith can provide strength and spiritual consolation, but \u201cit can\u2019t tell you the right answer. You\u2019ve got to work that out, in a sense, on your own. It can\u2019t determine your policy, because life\u2019s not like that, I\u2019m afraid.\u201d More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":17874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[93,10257,4689,1320,6226,11,9347,2873,9833,4278,245,5593],"class_list":["post-12538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","tag-africa","tag-arab-spring","tag-christianity","tag-health-care","tag-islamist","tag-middle-east","tag-muslim-brotherhood","tag-nigeria","tag-religious-violence","tag-somalia","tag-sudan","tag-tony-blair","topics-international","faith-christian"],"yoast_head":"\nAugust 24, 2012 ~ Tony Blair Extended Interview | August 24, 2012 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch more of our interview with Tony Blair, who says faith can provide strength and spiritual consolation, but \u201cit can\u2019t tell you the right answer. 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