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And that&#8217;s right where the church has to be.&#8221; Watch more of our conversation with recent Wesley Theological Seminary graduate Mike McCurry about how religion can promote more civil political discourse in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I think the single biggest missing ingredient in our political system right now are real relationships of trust, human relationships where people really think about and care about each other. 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