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“This case is about Christians aggressively imposing themselves upon their fellow citizens with the power of government,” says plaintiff lawyer Douglas Laycock. But\u00a0defense attorney Tom Hungar warned that the case could lead to “government regulating the theological content of prayers,\u00a0prescribing what is orthodox and what is not in religion.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“This case is about Christians aggressively imposing themselves upon their fellow citizens with the power of government,” says plaintiff lawyer Douglas Laycock. 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