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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in 2017

    The idea of religious freedom is being used to introduce legislation nationwide that is seen as anti-gay rights. How does that work?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 3, 2017 • 1 min read

    The idea of religious freedom is being used to introduce legislation nationwide that is seen as anti-gay rights. How does that work?

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    Race, religion, gay rights and the new Republican Congress
    1. 0:00Understanding Jeff Sessions' stance on race
    2. 11:15Religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in 2017You’re reading this
    3. 17:46Remembering John Berger who changed how we see art and advertising
    4. 27:03Photos of Japanese incarceration shed new light on our un-American past
    5. 42:18It's cold outside, eat ramen
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Race, religion, gay rights and the new Republican Congress
    1. 0:00Understanding Jeff Sessions' stance on race
    2. 11:15Religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in 2017You’re reading this
    3. 17:46Remembering John Berger who changed how we see art and advertising
    4. 27:03Photos of Japanese incarceration shed new light on our un-American past
    5. 42:18It's cold outside, eat ramen
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand