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Speaker 1: This is Carol Platt Libel for town hall dot com.

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Speaker 1: The essence of parenthood is the right, indeed the duty,

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Speaker 1: to raise children according to one's deepest values, that includes

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Speaker 1: teaching them religion. In Europe, that right is under attack.

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Speaker 1: Since twenty twenty two, the Sanson family has been fighting

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Speaker 1: to regain custody of their daughters. The Swedish government took

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Speaker 1: the girls, citing the family's religious faith. The saga began

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Speaker 1: when the oldest daughter, upset about being denied makeup in

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Speaker 1: a smartphone, made a false abuse claim. She quickly retracted.

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Speaker 1: The police found no evidence of abuse, but the state

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Speaker 1: took both girls, claiming religious extremism because the family attended

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Speaker 1: church three times a week and raised their daughters in

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Speaker 1: a strict religious home. The girls want to go home,

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Speaker 1: but the government plans to put them up for adoption.

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Speaker 1: It's a sobering reminder religious liberty should never be taken

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Speaker 1: for granted. I'm Carol Plat level