Personal Reflections
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>>IMO, Andrea Yates was mentally ill at the time she killed her children, and as such, should not be in prison, but under medical treatment. Her doctors failed her, the system failed her, and her family failed her. As to why there was no "massive revolution", my only hypothesis is that the American public was "brainwashed" by the talking heads appearing on every news program, talk show, etc., each with their own agenda to advance.<< I also think it is a result of the extreme individualism and volitionism which dominate American society. Surveys show that most Americans believe that individuals should always be held responsible for their own actions, a viewpoint which is problematic at best. If you couple that attitude with the lack of understanding most Americans have of mental illness, it becomes a recipe for disaster. If anything is evidence of the lack of human rights and criminal justice in the U.S., it is the fact that the government was even permitted to prosecute Andrea Yates.
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>>IMO, Andrea Yates was mentally ill at the time she killed her children, and as such, should not be in prison, but under medical treatment. Her doctors failed her, the system failed her, and her family failed her. As to why there was no "massive revolution", my only hypothesis is that the American public was "brainwashed" by the talking heads appearing on every news program, talk show, etc., each with their own agenda to advance.<< I also think it is a result of the extreme individualism and volitionism which dominate American society. Surveys show that most Americans believe that individuals should always be held responsible for their own actions, a viewpoint which is problematic at best. If you couple that attitude with the lack of understanding most Americans have of mental illness, it becomes a recipe for disaster. If anything is evidence of the lack of human rights and criminal justice in the U.S., it is the fact that the government was even permitted to prosecute Andrea Yates.
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>>IMO, Andrea Yates was mentally ill at the time she killed her children, and as such, should not be in prison, but under medical treatment. Her doctors failed her, the system failed her, and her family failed her. As to why there was no "massive revolution", my only hypothesis is that the American public was "brainwashed" by the talking heads appearing on every news program, talk show, etc., each with their own agenda to advance.<< I also think it is a result of the extreme individualism and volitionism which dominate American society. Surveys show that most Americans believe that individuals should always be held responsible for their own actions, a viewpoint which is problematic at best. If you couple that attitude with the lack of understanding most Americans have of mental illness, it becomes a recipe for disaster. If anything is evidence of the lack of human rights and criminal justice in the U.S., it is the fact that the government was even permitted to prosecute Andrea Yates.
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>>IMO, Andrea Yates was mentally ill at the time she killed her children, and as such, should not be in prison, but under medical treatment. Her doctors failed her, the system failed her, and her family failed her. As to why there was no "massive revolution", my only hypothesis is that the American public was "brainwashed" by the talking heads appearing on every news program, talk show, etc., each with their own agenda to advance.<< I also think it is a result of the extreme individualism and volitionism which dominate American society. Surveys show that most Americans believe that individuals should always be held responsible for their own actions, a viewpoint which is problematic at best. If you couple that attitude with the lack of understanding most Americans have of mental illness, it becomes a recipe for disaster. If anything is evidence of the lack of human rights and criminal justice in the U.S., it is the fact that the government was even permitted to prosecute Andrea Yates.
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>>IMO, Andrea Yates was mentally ill at the time she killed her children, and as such, should not be in prison, but under medical treatment. Her doctors failed her, the system failed her, and her family failed her. As to why there was no "massive revolution", my only hypothesis is that the American public was "brainwashed" by the talking heads appearing on every news program, talk show, etc., each with their own agenda to advance.<< I also think it is a result of the extreme individualism and volitionism which dominate American society. Surveys show that most Americans believe that individuals should always be held responsible for their own actions, a viewpoint which is problematic at best. If you couple that attitude with the lack of understanding most Americans have of mental illness, it becomes a recipe for disaster. If anything is evidence of the lack of human rights and criminal justice in the U.S., it is the fact that the government was even permitted to prosecute Andrea Yates.
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>>IMO, Andrea Yates was mentally ill at the time she killed her children, and as such, should not be in prison, but under medical treatment. Her doctors failed her, the system failed her, and her family failed her. As to why there was no "massive revolution", my only hypothesis is that the American public was "brainwashed" by the talking heads appearing on every news program, talk show, etc., each with their own agenda to advance.<< I also think it is a result of the extreme individualism and volitionism which dominate American society. Surveys show that most Americans believe that individuals should always be held responsible for their own actions, a viewpoint which is problematic at best. If you couple that attitude with the lack of understanding most Americans have of mental illness, it becomes a recipe for disaster. If anything is evidence of the lack of human rights and criminal justice in the U.S., it is the fact that the government was even permitted to prosecute Andrea Yates.
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>>IMO, Andrea Yates was mentally ill at the time she killed her children, and as such, should not be in prison, but under medical treatment. Her doctors failed her, the system failed her, and her family failed her. As to why there was no "massive revolution", my only hypothesis is that the American public was "brainwashed" by the talking heads appearing on every news program, talk show, etc., each with their own agenda to advance.<< I also think it is a result of the extreme individualism and volitionism which dominate American society. Surveys show that most Americans believe that individuals should always be held responsible for their own actions, a viewpoint which is problematic at best. If you couple that attitude with the lack of understanding most Americans have of mental illness, it becomes a recipe for disaster. If anything is evidence of the lack of human rights and criminal justice in the U.S., it is the fact that the government was even permitted to prosecute Andrea Yates.
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I am trying to come to grips with the attack I was subjected to at the hands of a certain Korean Unification Church minister - pressuring me repeatedly to marry this Japanese woman, after I made clear to him that I did not wish to do so - before I ever met her. Originally, I said that I did not want to even meet her. I did not want to give her the wrong impression. However, after being subjected to pressure by this Korean "reverend," I said that I would meet her, so long as everyone concerned understood that I did not wish to get married. He assured me that he understood. Despite that, I was subjected to repeated harassment, including claims from the "reverend" that he had a vision that this Japanese woman was a gift sent by God for me. He asked me if that mattered, and I said that I would take it into consideration if the vision came to me, not to him. He then stopped for a few minutes, only to begin again. This time, I told him to stop. I said that he was rude. He stopped. The next day, the woman called me three times - and left one message on my answering machine. I called back and spoke with one of the local Unification Church ministers. I explained the situation to her. Her response was only that Koreans are very aggressive in their personalities, but that his intentions were good. I disagreed and said that I thought it was nothing but ego. This fellow was like a door-to-door salesman, trying to win some points - either in his own mind or with God. It has been almost a week and, thankfully, I have not heard from any of these "people" since that time. I used to have a very positive view of the Unificationists. However, the way I was treated resonated with how I know members of the group have treated others. I will need to think about it for a time. Perhaps I just need to process what happened.
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I am trying to come to grips with the attack I was subjected to at the hands of a certain Korean Unification Church minister - pressuring me repeatedly to marry this Japanese woman, after I made clear to him that I did not wish to do so - before I ever met her. Originally, I said that I did not want to even meet her. I did not want to give her the wrong impression. However, after being subjected to pressure by this Korean "reverend," I said that I would meet her, so long as everyone concerned understood that I did not wish to get married. He assured me that he understood. Despite that, I was subjected to repeated harassment, including claims from the "reverend" that he had a vision that this Japanese woman was a gift sent by God for me. He asked me if that mattered, and I said that I would take it into consideration if the vision came to me, not to him. He then stopped for a few minutes, only to begin again. This time, I told him to stop. I said that he was rude. He stopped. The next day, the woman called me three times - and left one message on my answering machine. I called back and spoke with one of the local Unification Church ministers. I explained the situation to her. Her response was only that Koreans are very aggressive in their personalities, but that his intentions were good. I disagreed and said that I thought it was nothing but ego. This fellow was like a door-to-door salesman, trying to win some points - either in his own mind or with God. It has been almost a week and, thankfully, I have not heard from any of these "people" since that time. I used to have a very positive view of the Unificationists. However, the way I was treated resonated with how I know members of the group have treated others. I will need to think about it for a time. Perhaps I just need to process what happened.
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I am trying to come to grips with the attack I was subjected to at the hands of a certain Korean Unification Church minister - pressuring me repeatedly to marry this Japanese woman, after I made clear to him that I did not wish to do so - before I ever met her. Originally, I said that I did not want to even meet her. I did not want to give her the wrong impression. However, after being subjected to pressure by this Korean "reverend," I said that I would meet her, so long as everyone concerned understood that I did not wish to get married. He assured me that he understood. Despite that, I was subjected to repeated harassment, including claims from the "reverend" that he had a vision that this Japanese woman was a gift sent by God for me. He asked me if that mattered, and I said that I would take it into consideration if the vision came to me, not to him. He then stopped for a few minutes, only to begin again. This time, I told him to stop. I said that he was rude. He stopped. The next day, the woman called me three times - and left one message on my answering machine. I called back and spoke with one of the local Unification Church ministers. I explained the situation to her. Her response was only that Koreans are very aggressive in their personalities, but that his intentions were good. I disagreed and said that I thought it was nothing but ego. This fellow was like a door-to-door salesman, trying to win some points - either in his own mind or with God. It has been almost a week and, thankfully, I have not heard from any of these "people" since that time. I used to have a very positive view of the Unificationists. However, the way I was treated resonated with how I know members of the group have treated others. I will need to think about it for a time. Perhaps I just need to process what happened.
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I am trying to come to grips with the attack I was subjected to at the hands of a certain Korean Unification Church minister - pressuring me repeatedly to marry this Japanese woman, after I made clear to him that I did not wish to do so - before I ever met her. Originally, I said that I did not want to even meet her. I did not want to give her the wrong impression. However, after being subjected to pressure by this Korean "reverend," I said that I would meet her, so long as everyone concerned understood that I did not wish to get married. He assured me that he understood. Despite that, I was subjected to repeated harassment, including claims from the "reverend" that he had a vision that this Japanese woman was a gift sent by God for me. He asked me if that mattered, and I said that I would take it into consideration if the vision came to me, not to him. He then stopped for a few minutes, only to begin again. This time, I told him to stop. I said that he was rude. He stopped. The next day, the woman called me three times - and left one message on my answering machine. I called back and spoke with one of the local Unification Church ministers. I explained the situation to her. Her response was only that Koreans are very aggressive in their personalities, but that his intentions were good. I disagreed and said that I thought it was nothing but ego. This fellow was like a door-to-door salesman, trying to win some points - either in his own mind or with God. It has been almost a week and, thankfully, I have not heard from any of these "people" since that time. I used to have a very positive view of the Unificationists. However, the way I was treated resonated with how I know members of the group have treated others. I will need to think about it for a time. Perhaps I just need to process what happened.
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I am trying to come to grips with the attack I was subjected to at the hands of a certain Korean Unification Church minister - pressuring me repeatedly to marry this Japanese woman, after I made clear to him that I did not wish to do so - before I ever met her. Originally, I said that I did not want to even meet her. I did not want to give her the wrong impression. However, after being subjected to pressure by this Korean "reverend," I said that I would meet her, so long as everyone concerned understood that I did not wish to get married. He assured me that he understood. Despite that, I was subjected to repeated harassment, including claims from the "reverend" that he had a vision that this Japanese woman was a gift sent by God for me. He asked me if that mattered, and I said that I would take it into consideration if the vision came to me, not to him. He then stopped for a few minutes, only to begin again. This time, I told him to stop. I said that he was rude. He stopped. The next day, the woman called me three times - and left one message on my answering machine. I called back and spoke with one of the local Unification Church ministers. I explained the situation to her. Her response was only that Koreans are very aggressive in their personalities, but that his intentions were good. I disagreed and said that I thought it was nothing but ego. This fellow was like a door-to-door salesman, trying to win some points - either in his own mind or with God. It has been almost a week and, thankfully, I have not heard from any of these "people" since that time. I used to have a very positive view of the Unificationists. However, the way I was treated resonated with how I know members of the group have treated others. I will need to think about it for a time. Perhaps I just need to process what happened.
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I am trying to come to grips with the attack I was subjected to at the hands of a certain Korean Unification Church minister - pressuring me repeatedly to marry this Japanese woman, after I made clear to him that I did not wish to do so - before I ever met her. Originally, I said that I did not want to even meet her. I did not want to give her the wrong impression. However, after being subjected to pressure by this Korean "reverend," I said that I would meet her, so long as everyone concerned understood that I did not wish to get married. He assured me that he understood. Despite that, I was subjected to repeated harassment, including claims from the "reverend" that he had a vision that this Japanese woman was a gift sent by God for me. He asked me if that mattered, and I said that I would take it into consideration if the vision came to me, not to him. He then stopped for a few minutes, only to begin again. This time, I told him to stop. I said that he was rude. He stopped. The next day, the woman called me three times - and left one message on my answering machine. I called back and spoke with one of the local Unification Church ministers. I explained the situation to her. Her response was only that Koreans are very aggressive in their personalities, but that his intentions were good. I disagreed and said that I thought it was nothing but ego. This fellow was like a door-to-door salesman, trying to win some points - either in his own mind or with God. It has been almost a week and, thankfully, I have not heard from any of these "people" since that time. I used to have a very positive view of the Unificationists. However, the way I was treated resonated with how I know members of the group have treated others. I will need to think about it for a time. Perhaps I just need to process what happened.
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I am trying to come to grips with the attack I was subjected to at the hands of a certain Korean Unification Church minister - pressuring me repeatedly to marry this Japanese woman, after I made clear to him that I did not wish to do so - before I ever met her. Originally, I said that I did not want to even meet her. I did not want to give her the wrong impression. However, after being subjected to pressure by this Korean "reverend," I said that I would meet her, so long as everyone concerned understood that I did not wish to get married. He assured me that he understood. Despite that, I was subjected to repeated harassment, including claims from the "reverend" that he had a vision that this Japanese woman was a gift sent by God for me. He asked me if that mattered, and I said that I would take it into consideration if the vision came to me, not to him. He then stopped for a few minutes, only to begin again. This time, I told him to stop. I said that he was rude. He stopped. The next day, the woman called me three times - and left one message on my answering machine. I called back and spoke with one of the local Unification Church ministers. I explained the situation to her. Her response was only that Koreans are very aggressive in their personalities, but that his intentions were good. I disagreed and said that I thought it was nothing but ego. This fellow was like a door-to-door salesman, trying to win some points - either in his own mind or with God. It has been almost a week and, thankfully, I have not heard from any of these "people" since that time. I used to have a very positive view of the Unificationists. However, the way I was treated resonated with how I know members of the group have treated others. I will need to think about it for a time. Perhaps I just need to process what happened.
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Unificationism is a child-like, right-wing ideology originally developed to theologically justify the battle against North Korean communism. These days, it has been used by Moon and his followers to rationalize other right-wing causes. Its basis is conceptualizing the world as consisting of types of Cain (satanic) and Abel (godly). Furthermore, Bush's political Manichaeism, bifurcating the world into good and evil, reminds me of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's unificationism. Since Moon publishes what is perhaps the most powerful conservative daily in the U.S., the Washington Times, and he has made extensive inroads into the Washington political establishment, it would not be inconceivable that he may have had an influence on King George, or the king's royal court, too.
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Unificationism is a child-like, right-wing ideology originally developed to theologically justify the battle against North Korean communism. These days, it has been used by Moon and his followers to rationalize other right-wing causes. Its basis is conceptualizing the world as consisting of types of Cain (satanic) and Abel (godly). Furthermore, Bush's political Manichaeism, bifurcating the world into good and evil, reminds me of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's unificationism. Since Moon publishes what is perhaps the most powerful conservative daily in the U.S., the Washington Times, and he has made extensive inroads into the Washington political establishment, it would not be inconceivable that he may have had an influence on King George, or the king's royal court, too.
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Unificationism is a child-like, right-wing ideology originally developed to theologically justify the battle against North Korean communism. These days, it has been used by Moon and his followers to rationalize other right-wing causes. Its basis is conceptualizing the world as consisting of types of Cain (satanic) and Abel (godly). Furthermore, Bush's political Manichaeism, bifurcating the world into good and evil, reminds me of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's unificationism. Since Moon publishes what is perhaps the most powerful conservative daily in the U.S., the Washington Times, and he has made extensive inroads into the Washington political establishment, it would not be inconceivable that he may have had an influence on King George, or the king's royal court, too.
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Unificationism is a child-like, right-wing ideology originally developed to theologically justify the battle against North Korean communism. These days, it has been used by Moon and his followers to rationalize other right-wing causes. Its basis is conceptualizing the world as consisting of types of Cain (satanic) and Abel (godly). Furthermore, Bush's political Manichaeism, bifurcating the world into good and evil, reminds me of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's unificationism. Since Moon publishes what is perhaps the most powerful conservative daily in the U.S., the Washington Times, and he has made extensive inroads into the Washington political establishment, it would not be inconceivable that he may have had an influence on King George, or the king's royal court, too.
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Unificationism is a child-like, right-wing ideology originally developed to theologically justify the battle against North Korean communism. These days, it has been used by Moon and his followers to rationalize other right-wing causes. Its basis is conceptualizing the world as consisting of types of Cain (satanic) and Abel (godly). Furthermore, Bush's political Manichaeism, bifurcating the world into good and evil, reminds me of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's unificationism. Since Moon publishes what is perhaps the most powerful conservative daily in the U.S., the Washington Times, and he has made extensive inroads into the Washington political establishment, it would not be inconceivable that he may have had an influence on King George, or the king's royal court, too.
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Unificationism is a child-like, right-wing ideology originally developed to theologically justify the battle against North Korean communism. These days, it has been used by Moon and his followers to rationalize other right-wing causes. Its basis is conceptualizing the world as consisting of types of Cain (satanic) and Abel (godly). Furthermore, Bush's political Manichaeism, bifurcating the world into good and evil, reminds me of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's unificationism. Since Moon publishes what is perhaps the most powerful conservative daily in the U.S., the Washington Times, and he has made extensive inroads into the Washington political establishment, it would not be inconceivable that he may have had an influence on King George, or the king's royal court, too.
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Unificationism is a child-like, right-wing ideology originally developed to theologically justify the battle against North Korean communism. These days, it has been used by Moon and his followers to rationalize other right-wing causes. Its basis is conceptualizing the world as consisting of types of Cain (satanic) and Abel (godly). Furthermore, Bush's political Manichaeism, bifurcating the world into good and evil, reminds me of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's unificationism. Since Moon publishes what is perhaps the most powerful conservative daily in the U.S., the Washington Times, and he has made extensive inroads into the Washington political establishment, it would not be inconceivable that he may have had an influence on King George, or the king's royal court, too.
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Sharon is back in the U.S. Will there be another attack by Palestinian freedom fighters in Israel to disrupt his journey? It appears as though Sharon conducted the recent raid in Ramallah in order to forestall such a possibility.
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Sharon is back in the U.S. Will there be another attack by Palestinian freedom fighters in Israel to disrupt his journey? It appears as though Sharon conducted the recent raid in Ramallah in order to forestall such a possibility.
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Sharon is back in the U.S. Will there be another attack by Palestinian freedom fighters in Israel to disrupt his journey? It appears as though Sharon conducted the recent raid in Ramallah in order to forestall such a possibility.
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Sharon is back in the U.S. Will there be another attack by Palestinian freedom fighters in Israel to disrupt his journey? It appears as though Sharon conducted the recent raid in Ramallah in order to forestall such a possibility.
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Sharon is back in the U.S. Will there be another attack by Palestinian freedom fighters in Israel to disrupt his journey? It appears as though Sharon conducted the recent raid in Ramallah in order to forestall such a possibility.
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Sharon is back in the U.S. Will there be another attack by Palestinian freedom fighters in Israel to disrupt his journey? It appears as though Sharon conducted the recent raid in Ramallah in order to forestall such a possibility.
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Sharon is back in the U.S. Will there be another attack by Palestinian freedom fighters in Israel to disrupt his journey? It appears as though Sharon conducted the recent raid in Ramallah in order to forestall such a possibility.
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Of all the branches of Christianity, I am mostly fond of the Church of the Brethren, Friends General Conference, and the United Church of Christ. Christ taught a message which emphasized orthopraxy over orthodoxy, and He explicitly denied the claim made by some of the Jews that He was the incarnation of God (John 5:16-20).
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Of all the branches of Christianity, I am mostly fond of the Church of the Brethren, Friends General Conference, and the United Church of Christ. Christ taught a message which emphasized orthopraxy over orthodoxy, and He explicitly denied the claim made by some of the Jews that He was the incarnation of God (John 5:16-20).
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Of all the branches of Christianity, I am mostly fond of the Church of the Brethren, Friends General Conference, and the United Church of Christ. Christ taught a message which emphasized orthopraxy over orthodoxy, and He explicitly denied the claim made by some of the Jews that He was the incarnation of God (John 5:16-20).
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Of all the branches of Christianity, I am mostly fond of the Church of the Brethren, Friends General Conference, and the United Church of Christ. Christ taught a message which emphasized orthopraxy over orthodoxy, and He explicitly denied the claim made by some of the Jews that He was the incarnation of God (John 5:16-20).
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Of all the branches of Christianity, I am mostly fond of the Church of the Brethren, Friends General Conference, and the United Church of Christ. Christ taught a message which emphasized orthopraxy over orthodoxy, and He explicitly denied the claim made by some of the Jews that He was the incarnation of God (John 5:16-20).
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Of all the branches of Christianity, I am mostly fond of the Church of the Brethren, Friends General Conference, and the United Church of Christ. Christ taught a message which emphasized orthopraxy over orthodoxy, and He explicitly denied the claim made by some of the Jews that He was the incarnation of God (John 5:16-20).
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Of all the branches of Christianity, I am mostly fond of the Church of the Brethren, Friends General Conference, and the United Church of Christ. Christ taught a message which emphasized orthopraxy over orthodoxy, and He explicitly denied the claim made by some of the Jews that He was the incarnation of God (John 5:16-20).
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Okay, I am playing with the template.
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Okay, I am playing with the template.
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Okay, I am playing with the template.
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Okay, I am playing with the template.
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Okay, I am playing with the template.
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Okay, I am playing with the template.
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Okay, I am playing with the template.
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I just posted an article to IamValley. You can read it here:
Capitalist vs. Socialist Globalization
Mark A. Foster, Ph.D.
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I just posted an article to IamValley. You can read it here:
Capitalist vs. Socialist Globalization
Mark A. Foster, Ph.D.
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I just posted an article to IamValley. You can read it here:
Capitalist vs. Socialist Globalization
Mark A. Foster, Ph.D.
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I just posted an article to IamValley. You can read it here:
Capitalist vs. Socialist Globalization
Mark A. Foster, Ph.D.
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I just posted an article to IamValley. You can read it here:
Capitalist vs. Socialist Globalization
Mark A. Foster, Ph.D.
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I just posted an article to IamValley. You can read it here:
Capitalist vs. Socialist Globalization
Mark A. Foster, Ph.D.
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I just posted an article to IamValley. You can read it here:
Capitalist vs. Socialist Globalization
Mark A. Foster, Ph.D.
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Please check out my article, Without Religious Terrorisms: A Praxis of Liberation Theology. I have made significant revisions.
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Please check out my article, Without Religious Terrorisms: A Praxis of Liberation Theology. I have made significant revisions.
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Please check out my article, Without Religious Terrorisms: A Praxis of Liberation Theology. I have made significant revisions.
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Please check out my article, Without Religious Terrorisms: A Praxis of Liberation Theology. I have made significant revisions.
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Please check out my article, Without Religious Terrorisms: A Praxis of Liberation Theology. I have made significant revisions.
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Please check out my article, Without Religious Terrorisms: A Praxis of Liberation Theology. I have made significant revisions.
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Please check out my article, Without Religious Terrorisms: A Praxis of Liberation Theology. I have made significant revisions.
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