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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (RNS) Tens of thousands of current and former employees at scores of religiously affiliated institutions across the country are worried as nonprofits increasingly seek refuge in "church" pension plans to escape onerous financial obligations. By Tom Haydon. 800. With photo.

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