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Carter family joins Washington church amid praise and debate
President Jimmy Carter and family attended Washington's First Baptist Church, requested membership, and Amy Carter will be baptized. Pastor Trentham welcomed them as Carter said he will teach Sunday school occasionally. The article notes a Wisconsin Legion convention urging Carter's ouster over his Vietnam pardon and highlights the First Couple's church visit and associated remarks.
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