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Yesterday, Democrats in Congress yesterday tried to add a provision to the military spending bill that would have admonished the Air Force Academy for religious proselytizing. It was defeated, and prompted a Republican Congressman, John Hostettler of Indiana, to accuse Democrats of “denigrating and demonizing Christians.” Democrats then asked that Hostettler retract his remarks and be censured.
Democrats didn’t go away empty-handed though.
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And Hostettler agreed to retract one comment.