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Dmytro Vovk, Director, Center for the Rule of Law and Religion Studies, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Amy Andrus, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

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Jane Wise, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

Donlu Thayer (blog originator), Senior Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies

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