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Evolution Weekend<\/a> 2014 is fast approaching \u2013 it is February 7-9 this year. Progressive Christians<\/a> in particular will want to seize the opportunity to emphasize that rejection of mainstream science is not something that Christians need to do or ought to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

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