{"id":2236,"date":"2009-08-01T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/08\/help-sought-with-stoning-of-a-homosexual-adulterer-fortune-telling-dwarf\/"},"modified":"2009-08-01T10:19:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-01T10:19:00","slug":"help-sought-with-stoning-of-a-homosexual-adulterer-fortune-telling-dwarf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/08\/help-sought-with-stoning-of-a-homosexual-adulterer-fortune-telling-dwarf.html","title":{"rendered":"Help Sought With Stoning Of A Homosexual Adulterer Fortune-Telling Dwarf"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=95hH1H5qK08&amp;feature=player_embedded\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">clip<\/a> from an Australian TV show (which I warn you has some bad language, but it was necessary to make the point), some Australians intent on understanding American religious life take to the streets of Texas to seek help in applying some neglected commandments.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=95hH1H5qK08\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=95hH1H5qK08<\/a>\n<p>HT <a href=\"http:\/\/friendlyatheist.com\/2009\/07\/31\/do-you-really-believe-the-bible-is-true\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Friendly Atheist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, <a href=\"http:\/\/revdmarkstevens.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/30\/have-you-ever-wondered-how-australians-view-america\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Americans<\/a> need <a href=\"http:\/\/clayboy.co.uk\/2009\/07\/how-to-speak-australian\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">help<\/a> understanding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koinoniablog.net\/2009\/07\/australian-1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Australians<\/a> too\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-4306568598992853025?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a clip from an Australian TV show (which I warn you has some bad language, but it was necessary to make the point), some Australians intent on understanding American religious life take to the streets of Texas to seek help in applying some neglected commandments. 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