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john d. and katherine t. mcarthur foundation committed to building a more just and peaceful world. more information. the hth foundation, barbara flashman and our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >>> welcome to our take on one of the hottest controversies of this overheated summer. my two guests have some insights you'll want to hear on faith and politics. sister simone campbell heads the catholic activist group network based in washington, d.c. a lawyer and poet, she has long been a fearless advocate for the poor and marginalized in america, so fearless she recently took on two other combative catholics, bill o'reilly and his alter ego, stephen colbert. robert royal is founder and president of the faith and reason institute, also in washington, dedicated, in his words, to "the twin strands out of which america and any good and free social fabric are woven." he is also editor-in-chief of this online publication, "the catholic thing," and the author of many books, includ