In Cuba and Argentina: Pres. Obama 2, Pope Francis 0
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The Open Tabernacle: Here Comes Everybody
Posted on March 29, 2016 by Betty Clermont
President Barack Obama traveled to Cuba and Argentina last week.
In Cuba, Obama met with 13 Cuban dissidents at the US Embassy in Havana. They gave him the names of political prisoners the day after Cuban President Raul Castro said there were none in his island nation. Obama said the US continues to have “deep differences” with the Cuban government in the area of human rights and democracy. “My hope is that by listening and hearing from [the dissidents] that we can continue to refine our policy in such a way that ultimately the Cuban people are able to live freely and prosperously.”
In an earlier speech, Obama stated that equality under the law, the right to criticize the government, to protest peacefully, to practice faith peacefully and publicly, and to choose governments…
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