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Siddhartha Mitter
NEW YORK, NY March 23, 2008 —Today is Easter Sunday and many New Yorkers are headed to Church. Last Tuesday Democratic Candidate Barack Obama talked about the conflicts he as a congregant has had with some of what his pastor, the Rev Jeremiah Wright has said in the past. WNYC’s Siddhartha Mitter spoke with some New York clergy about how they handle potentially divisive topics when addressing their congregations.
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