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I have to say that I\u2019ve been somewhat surprised by how ready and willing advocates of the gay agenda have been, by and large, to crush the freedoms of those who dissent.<\/p>\n
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There were promises, years ago, that this wouldn\u2019t happen. \u00a0But I didn\u2019t trust them then, and it turns out that my mistrust was obviously well placed.<\/p>\n
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What surprises me still, though, is that those who want to stamp out religious and other dissent are so completely indifferent to \u2014 when they\u2019re not altogether hostile toward \u2014 traditional guarantees of religious liberty and freedom of conscience. \u00a0And I\u2019m surprised by how rapidly it\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n
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Leviathan is on the move. \u00a0Those who demur will be ruthlessly and remorselessly silenced, marginalized, and punished.<\/p>\n
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Posted from Victoria, British Columbia<\/p>\n
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