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"Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values," [Obama] said.Six Republican governors have announced that Syrian refugees won't be allowed to resettle in their states in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley issued statements Sunday saying that they wanted to prioritize the safety of the residents in their states. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a GOP presidential candidate; Arkansas Gov. Gov. Asa Hutchinson; and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence joined them on Monday. "Michigan is a welcoming state and we are...

THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury has recommended the European secular state as a model for Islamic countries. Despite Muslim antagonism to secularism, Dr Williams maintained that this was the best hope for avoiding extremism. Dr Williams was speaking in Lyons at an international meeting of prayer for peace on Monday (picture, above). A European secular state with the community of faith as its critical partner was, he said, "truest to its Christian roots". Europe taught that it was possible - and in Dr Williams's view, desirable - to separate Church and state. "Once you have recognised the distinction between the Church...