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The Washington Post\u2019s \u201cOn Faith\u201d section today<\/a> has multiple voices and perspectives on a topic that doesn\u2019t get discussed directly often enough: What ought clergy to do who no longer hold to the tenets of their denomination? <\/p>\n

(Assuming their denomination has doctrinal tenets, of course!)<\/p>\n

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