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Josh Shapiro: “In the last several years, particularly in the wake of…”

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Josh Shapiro on ICE in Minnesota, his personal faith, and winning swing districts in the midterms

Published | Video Starts at 02:41

I've always viewed it as a very personal thing, in many ways, a very private thing. Not because I wasn't proud of it, but because I didn't think it was Sort of relevant to speak about or share. In the last several years, particularly in the wake of October 7, as there are some who are more afraid to have outward expressions of their faith, I have felt a responsibility to be more open about what I believe and why I believe it. Not at the exclusion of anyone else who might think differently or believe differently, but in a way perhaps to offer some comfort or some guidance to others. (02:41–02:58)

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Asserts that he has felt a responsibility to be more open about his faith in recent years.

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