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Certain Poor Shepards

Noah speaks with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of "Certain Poor Shepherds", a fictional account of the first Christmas and the travels of a dog and goat drawn by the star over Bethlehem. The question, "Do animals have a sense of divinity?" was raised, and Thomas, who also wrote "The Hidden Life of Dogs", says they do.

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